Igor karassik biography

  • Igor J. Karassik (Russian: Игорь Иванович Карасик) (December 1, 1911 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – July 2, 1995 in Maplewood, New Jersey) was a.
  • Igor J. Karassik was a Russian-American engineer known for his pioneering work with pumps, a field in which he was "world-renowned" and an "outstanding authority".
  • Igor J. Karassik (1911 – July 2, 1995 in Maplewood, New Jersey) was a Russian-American engineer known for his pioneering work with pumps, a field in which.

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    Igor J. Karassik (E 1932, 1933)

    1982 Alumni Lifetime (Distinguished) Achievement Award

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    Igor J. Karassik (E 1932, 1933) received the Alumni Lifetime (Distinguished) Achievement Award from the CMU Alumni Association in 1982.

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    Biography:Igor Karassik

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    Igor J. Karassik (1911 – July 2, 1995 in Maplewood, New Jersey)[1] was a Russian-American engineer known for his pioneering work with pumps, a field in which he was "world-renowned"[2] and an "outstanding authority".[3]

    Early life

    Karassik was born to an aristocratic Russian family, who immigrated to the United States in 1917 to escape the Russian Revolution.[4] He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology,[5] and also studied in Turkey and France.[1]

    Professional life

    In 1934[5] or 1936,[1] Karassik joined the Worthington Corporation; by 1974, he was a vice-president.[6] He subsequently worked for Dresser Industries.[5] In 1980, he became the first recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Henry R. Worthington Medal for achievement in the field of pumping.[7]

    He wrote over 1100 technica