Willis Rodney Whitney: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
George Wise, Willis R. Whitney, General Electric, and the Origins of U.S. Industrial Research (1985); Leonard S. Reich, The Making of American Industrial Research: Science and Business at GE and Bell, 1876β1926 (1985).
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Engeneering and Technology History Wiki - Biography of Willis R. Whitney. | Mar 12, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Square Library - Biography of Willis Rodney Whitney. | Apr 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Academy of Sciences - Biography of Willis Rodney Whitney. | Apr 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: IEEE Xplore Digital Library - Biography of Willis R. Whitney. | Apr 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engeneering and Technology History Wiki - Biography of Willis R. Whitney. | Apr 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Academy of Sciences - Biography of Willis Rodney Whitney. | Oct 30, 2015 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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