Carson Morrison
Canadian engineer (1902–1993)
Carson F. Morrison, P.Eng. (1902–1993) was a university professor, innovative engineer, magazine editor, co-founder of the North American firm Morrison Hershfield, and president of a standards association.2
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Born Aug 23, 1902, died Aug 18, 1993.1
About
He was considered to be a touchstone for professional ethics and morality in engineering. He is remembered for his ideas and advice, knowledge and imagination.
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Companies
- Morrison HershfieldFounder9
Early life and education
Morrison was born on a farm in File Hills, in what is now Saskatchewan but then, in 1902, was called the Northwest Territories. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in Structural Engineering. He later taught there part-time and then continued on to McGill University where he received his Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering.
His masters thesis (1927) is titled "The Effect of the Manner of Support and of Certain Details of Construction on the Secondary Stresses in a Roof Truss".
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Career
Occupation: civil engineer, engineer.5
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Toronto3
- Date not recordedFounded Morrison Hershfield4
Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedFellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada8
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