cal engineers were capable of designing and operating the increasingly complex chemical operations that were rapidly coming out (Pafko, "Setting Stage").In the late 1800's, George E. Davis, an industrial Alkali inspector from Manchester England, presented a series of twelve lectures on the operation of chemical processes, which later became known as "unit operations". It was these twelve lectures that sparked the interest as chemical engineering as a profession. Davis published "handbook of Chemical Engineering" which later had a second edition. He stresses the value of large-scale experimentation, safety practices, and a unit operation approach. He was the one responsible for applying the term "chemical engineering" to the engineering profession in general helping in many ways to define the scope of today's chemical engineer (Pafko, "Setting Stage").Besides Davis, there were two other important men in the field of early chemical engineering. One of which was the first to teach the four-year course in chemical engineering entitled "Course X", Lewis Mills Norton, a professor of organic and industrial chemistry at MIT. The other was the first of seven to graduate from "Course X", William Page Bryant. He became known as the world's first formal chemical engineer (Pafko, "Setting Stage"). All engineers in general employ mathematics, physics, and the art of engineering to overcome technical problems in a safe an economical fashion. The chemical engineer calls upon the immense and prevailing science of chemistry to solve a wide array of problems. The title "chemical engineer" may seem like it is a profession widely full of specialists, however, chemical engineers are very versatile and are able to handle many different types if technical problems (Pafko "Chemical Engineer"). In some cases, they do specialize in one specific area, such as oxidation, pollution control, or plastics production ("Chemical Engineer" 101). More typically, chemica...
