Donald L. Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDonald L. Campbell
American chemical engineer
Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1904
Place of Birth: Clinton, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 14-Sep-2002
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Donald L. Campbell
- Donald Lewis Campbell (August 5, 1904 – September 14, 2002) was an American chemical engineer.
- He and his team of three other scientists are most known for having developed the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process in 1942.
- This process provided a more efficient method for petroleum refiners to obtain high-octane gasoline by through the conversion of crude oil.
- The team's revolutionary creation is explained in US Patent No.
- 2,451,804, A Method of and Apparatus for Contacting Solids and Gases, and eventually transformed the way petroleum was developed.
- Their invention was especially important in World War II, as refiners could finally provide enough fuel for the allies’ fighter planes to battle against the Axis.
- For his significant contributions to the field of chemical engineering, Campbell was inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999.
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