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Holley, Alexander Lyman
| (1832-1882), U.S. mechanical engineer and key organizer in founding ASME, was considered the foremost U.S. steel and plant engineer and designer of his time, especially in regard to applying research to modern steel manufacturing processes. He received 15 patents, 10 for improvements in the Bessemer process, which he purchased the rights to in 1863 and brought to the United States. He soon designed and built Bessemer plants in Troy, New York, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He planned or was consulted on a dozen others. He chaired the first meeting of ASME founders in the offices of the American Machinist on Feb. 16, 1880, and is credited for establishing the intellectual boundaries of the mechanical engineering profession and ASME. He is the principal author of ASME?s first bylaws and rules and was called a leading spirit in the organization of the Society. His ideas and concepts directly influenced both education and industry for decades. He was born July 20, 1832, Lakeville, Connecticut, and died Jan. 29, 1882, Brooklyn, New York. Extended Biography |
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