- Eugene George Key
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name = Eugene George Key
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birthname = Eugene Key
birthdate =August 5, 1907
birthplace = [(Jackson, Mississippi)]
deathdate = February 1, 1968, age= 60
deathplace = Long Beach, CA. VA Hospital
occupation = short story writer and Professor of Engineering at East Los Angeles College
nationality =United States
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genre =Science fiction, technical books for Engineering and Architecture, and Electricity
website = ))Line breakEugene Key enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was later transferred into the United States Air Force. During WWII, Mr. Key served in England where he met, and married, his second wife, Winifred Rachel Key (Sept. 12, 1924 - [alive in 2008] ), she was in the Women's Royal Air Force.Line breakMr Key was an Associate Professor of Engineering at East Los Angeles College. He received the degrees of B.S. in Arts and Sciences from Illinois Institute of Technology and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.Line breakProfessor Key, was a licensed professional engineer, and had varied and extensive practical experience as an engineer and mechanical designer in private industry and for government agencies. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force Reserve, and while on active duty during World War II he wrote and edited technical handbooks for the Air Force. He had published some twenty articles on technical subjects in "Power Plant Engineering" (now "Power Engineering) and Design News" Magazines. Professor Key was also a member of the American Society of Engineers and Architects, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the Los Angeles College Teachers Association, and was listed in the "The International Yearbook" and "Statesman's Who's Who, Who's Who in the West, " and "Who's Who in commerce and Industry." [ Principles of Electricity ] Line breakMr and Mrs Key had 5 children: Linford Eugene, Robert Ellis, Jenifer Margaret, George David, and Barbara Ann and lived in San Gabriel, California, until his death in 1968.Line breakEugene Key (1907 - 1968) was an American short story writer. His collection, "
Mars Mountain " (1935) was the first full length book to be issued by a publisher that specialized inscience fiction [cite book | last=Clute | first=John | authorlink=John Clute |coauthors=Peter Nicholls| title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | location=New York| publisher=St. Martin's Griffin | pages=664 | date=1995|id=ISBN 0-312-13486-X] .Eugene George Key "Principles of Electricity for Students of Physics and Engineering" {1967} [cite book |"This book is an original Outline (No. 118) in the original College Outline Series. It is written by a distinguished educator, carefully edited, and manufactured in the United States of America in accordance with the highest standards of publishing." | publisher=Barnes & Noble College Outline Series | pages=342 paper back | date=1967 | id=Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-23153] ]
Barbara (Key) Hammill May 25, 2008
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*cite book | last=Clute | first=John | authorlink=John Clute |coauthors=Peter Nicholls| title=
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | location=New York| publisher=St. Martin's Griffin | pages=664 | date=1995|id=ISBN 0-312-13486-X
*cite book | last=Clute | first=John | authorlink=John Clute | coauthors = John Grant | title=The Encyclopedia of Fantasy | location=New York | publisher=St. Martin's Press| pages=877 | date=1997 | id=ISBN 0-88184-708-9
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=253 | date=1978|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1References
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