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Tag Archives: George W. Fuller
George Warren Fuller: The Greatest Sanitary Engineer of His Time
by Michael J. McGuire George Warren Fuller was, quite simply, the greatest sanitary engineer of his time, and his time was long—lasting from 1895 to 1934. In truth, we have not seen his like since. How did he reach the … Continue reading
John L. Leal—Hero of Public Health
by Michael J. McGuire Who? I’ve never heard of him. How could he be a hero of public health? He wasn’t like Jonas Salk was he? Did he invent a vaccine to cure one of the dreaded diseases that killed … Continue reading
Posted in Information
Tagged chemophobia, chlorine, Chlorine revolution, diarrheal diseases, drinking water, George W. Fuller, Jersey City, John L. Leal, New Jersey, trial, typhoid fever, water
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“Don’t know much about history…”
by Michael J. McGuire With apologies to the legendary Sam Cooke and his 1958 hit song, “Wonderful World.” The fact is that environmental engineers and scientists who are practicing today know very little about the history of their profession. Heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Information, Opinion
Tagged Allen Hazen, Chlorine revolution, drinking water, George W. Fuller, history, Jersey City, John L. Leal, Journal AWWA, Moses N. Baker, Wikipedia
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Who the Heck Changed the AWWA Wikipedia Page?
by Michael J. McGuire Guilty. It was me…and a bunch of other Wikipedia (WP) editors and administrators. What gives me the right to change a description of an article defining the American Water Works Association? Sure, I have been a … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Hazen, Chlorine revolution, drinking water, George C. Whipple, George W. Fuller, John L. Leal, peer review, Wikipedia
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