Harry Walter Tyler
- The Decomposition of Hexane at High Temperatures (1884)
- Beziehungen zwischen der Sylvester'schen und der Bézout'schen Determinante (1889)
Harry Walter "H.W." Tyler (April 16, 1863 – February 3, 1938) was an active member of the science and education scholarly communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After receiving his Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1884, he taught and served in various administrative positions at the Institute from 1884 until his retirement in 1930.[1]
Career
Outside of MIT he was a founding member of both the College Entrance Examination Board in 1901 and the History of Science Society in 1924.[2]
He served as secretary of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for twenty years, and as leader of the organization from 1930-1933 and again from 1935 to 1936.[3][4]
After retiring from MIT, he worked in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress as Consultant in Science, and later as Honorary Consultant.[5]
See also
- MIT Mathematics Department
References
- ^ "Tyler, Harry Walter". MIT Museum Collections - People. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ Bigelow, Robert P. (1939). "Harry Walter Tyler". Isis. 31 (1): 60–64. doi:10.1086/347566. JSTOR 226018. S2CID 143602228.
- ^ Tiede, Joerg (May 2014). "H.W. Tyler". The Academe Blog. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Staff Leadership". AAUP. September 9, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ X. (February 25, 1938). "Harry Walter Tyler: 1863-1938". Science. 87 (2252): 181. doi:10.1126/science.87.2252.181.a. ISSN 0036-8075.
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