Fernley H. Banbury Explained

Fernley Hope Banbury
Birth Date:22 December 1881
Birth Place:Cornwall, United Kingdom
Death Date:26 May 1963
Death Place:Torquay, England
Field:Polymer engineering
Work Institution:Farrel Corporation
Alma Mater:Purdue University
Known For:Banbury mixer

Fernley Hope Banbury (22 December 1881 – 26 May 1963) was an English scientist and engineer. He invented the Banbury mixer, which is used to mix or blend a wide range of materials used in different industries including the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, plastic, rubber and mineral industries.[1] [2]

Biography

He was born in England on 22 December 1881 in Cornwall, England.[3] In 1904, he migrated to the United States, and earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1906,[4] with a thesis titled "Test of New Lighting Plant". His yearbook records this about him: "if genuine English perseverance coupled with absolute honesty can achieve success, Fernly has a bright future." He received the Charles Goodyear Medal in 1959, one of only two electrical engineers ever to do so (the other being Adolf Schallamach). He was an executive at the Farrel Corporation of Ansonia, Connecticut. He died on 26 May 1963 in Torquay, England.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Killefer, David Herbert . Banbury the Master Mixer; A Biography of Fernley H. Banbury . Palmerton . 1962 .
  2. Book: White, James L. . Rubber Processing: Technology, Materials, and Principles . 1995 . 9781569901656 . 586 .
  3. He wrote "Saint Germain, England" for his US WWII draft registration.
  4. Book: Purdue Debris. 1906. Senior Class of Purdue University. Lafayette, Ind.. 20 September 2017.
  5. News: Fernley H. Banbury, Mixer Inventor, 81 . Fernley H. Banbury, an inventor and a retired executive of the Farrel Corporation of Ansonia, died Sunday in Torquay, England. He was 81 years old . . 28 May 1963 . 2014-01-06 .