Taylor, Frederick Winslow
1856 - Born on the 20th of March in Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.
1872 - He entered Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he led his class scholastically.
1875 - He was apprenticed to learn the trades of patternmaker and machinist at the Enterprise Hydraulic Works in Philadelphia.
1881 - He introduced time study at the Midvale plant.
1883 - Taylor earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
1890 - Resign his post at Midvale and to become general manager of the Manufacturing Investment Company.
1894 - Notes on Belting.
1895 - A Piece-rate System.
1903 - Shop Management.
1904 - With his wife and three adopted children, Taylor lived in Philadelphia.
1906 - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers elected him president, the same year that he was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by the University of Pennsylvania.
- On the Art of Cutting Metals.
1911 - He Principles of Scientific Management was published commercially.
1915 - Died on the 21st of March in Philadelphia.
1872 - He entered Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he led his class scholastically.
1875 - He was apprenticed to learn the trades of patternmaker and machinist at the Enterprise Hydraulic Works in Philadelphia.
1881 - He introduced time study at the Midvale plant.
1883 - Taylor earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
1890 - Resign his post at Midvale and to become general manager of the Manufacturing Investment Company.
1894 - Notes on Belting.
1895 - A Piece-rate System.
1903 - Shop Management.
1904 - With his wife and three adopted children, Taylor lived in Philadelphia.
1906 - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers elected him president, the same year that he was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by the University of Pennsylvania.
- On the Art of Cutting Metals.
1911 - He Principles of Scientific Management was published commercially.
1915 - Died on the 21st of March in Philadelphia.
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