2017/01/01 by Richard F. “Dick” Baldwin · 1 citation
Engineering · Environmental Science · #Art #Art history #Economics #Engineering #Environmental ethics #Forest ecology and management #Geography #Green wood #Happiness #Law #Management #Pace #Philosophy #Political science #Sociology #Wood drying #Wright
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During 1973, Peter Koch joined Thomas Edison, Mme. Curie, the Wright Brothers and other “most deserving” men and women in receiving the John Scott Award. This award first given in 1822, recognizes those individuals “whose inventions have contributed in some outstanding way to the ‘comfort, welfare and happiness’ of mankind (The John Scott Award, 2017).” Credited for the invention of the chipping headrig; Peter is best remembered as the renowned Chief Wood Scientist, Southern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service. He was a man on a mission linking basic wood research with innovative applications within the wood products industry. Best characterized as indefatigable; and a doer; he had a pace to match. He became a leading American authority on applied wood science.