Obituary

Franklin Washington Wood (A´05, M´20) marine electrical engineer, Great Neck, N. Y., died April 18, 1935. He was born at London, England, January 2, 1870. In 1887, 2 years after coming to America, he became associated with Chas. Cory and Son, Inc., manufacturers of marine signaling and intercommunicating equipment in New York, N. Y. During the period 1895 to 1907 Mr. Wood was engineer in charge of construction and installation work for them at Newport News, Va., after which he was appointed chief engineer with offices at New. York. In 1914 he became vice president of the company, and in 1920 went to England as European representative, but because of ill health retired in 1926, although he maintained his interest in the industry. He returned to the United States in 1933, and accepted a position as consulting engineer for Chas. J. Henschel and Company, Inc., Amesbury, Mass. Mr. Wood is credited with holding over 100 patents, among which are engine direction and revolution indicator systems, d-c self-synchronizing motors, for many years standard in all U.S. Navy telegraphs for communication and fire control purposes, various types of electrical and mechanical signaling apparatus for submarines, and various marine lighting fixtures and wiring appliances. Numerous technical descriptions and treatises on the care and operation of these different equipments were prepared by him for the instruction of Navy and merchant marine personnel. Mr. Wood was a member of the Institute´s marine (now applications to marine work) committee from 1913 to 1922.