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McCune, James Elliot

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1931 April 28 - 1996 December 13

Biographical Note

James E. McCune, 1931-1996, was a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology and received the PhD, 1958, from Cornell University. He joined MIT as an associate professor in 1963. He was a professor from 1968 to 1996, until he retired. He directed the Gas Turbine Laboratory from 1978 to 1979.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James E. McCune papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0503
Scope and Contents

The collection documents the professional activities of James E. McCune from approximately 1957 to 1965. Materials include theses, notebooks, papers, research project files, correspondence, and subject files.

Dates: circa 1957-1965

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gas Turbine Laboratory records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0154
Scope and Contents The collection of records of the Gas Turbine Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contains proposals, notes, and reports which describe laboratory research on heat transfer in turbines and transonic turbine blades. Also included are conference papers authored by MIT faculty affiliated with the Gas Turbine Laboratory and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which have been arranged with other materials pertaining to the conference. The majority of the material...
Dates: 1954 - 1980