William Armstrong Fairburn

William Armstrong Fairburn (1876-1947) was a noted American author, naval architect, marine engineer, and industrial executive. [Fairburn, William Armstrong. & Ritchie, Ethel M. (1992), reprint. Merchant Sail: U. S. Woodshipbuilders and Shipbuilding Centers Through the 19th Century, Including Packets, Clippers, and Down Easters. [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:1zPqZWJrSQoJ:calteches.library.caltech.edu/179/01/books.pdf+William+Armstrong+Fairburn&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us Excerpt] . Higginson Book Co. ISBN 0832824569.] The majority of his writings were concerned with theories and speculations on human potentialities.

Aside from his maritime interests, Fairburn published several dozen books in the early twentieth century concerned generally with sociology in the workplace, along with other topics such as: "Human Chemistry" (1914) [cite book | last = Fairburn | first = William, Armstrong | title = Human Chemistry | publisher = The Nation Valley Press, Inc. | year = 1914] , describing workers as chemical elements in a well-stocked laboratory and handlers of people as chemists), "Man and his health; Liquids" (1916), "Life and Work" (1916), "Mentality and Freedom" (1917), "Organization and Success" (1923), "Justice and Law" (1927), "Russia, the Utopia in chains" (1931), and "Work and workers;: Essays and miscellaneous writings" (1933).

The Fairburn Marine Education Foundation, Inc., of Center Lovell, Maine was established in his honor.

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Further reading

*Manchester, Herbert. (1940). "William Armstrong Fairburn; a Factor in Human Progress". New York, N.Y., The Blanchard press.
*Garraty, John Arthur. (1977). "Dictionary of American Biography: with an index guide to the supplements. American Council of Learned Societies". C. Scribner's sons.
*Ingham, John N. (1983) "Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders: Vol. 1, A-G" ISBN: 031323907X