Oregon State University College of Engineering
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7th October 2021
Theodore G. Lewis : Engineering Hall of Fame - 2021 | College of Engineering
For a young man living in a small, rural town in Oregon, the future was mapped out. Like his father and friends, Theodore G. Lewis went to work at the local mill in Lebanon, Oregon, after graduating from high school in 1960. No one had any encouraging ambitions for him. Only Lewis believed he had more to offer. America was in a space race and a Cold War. One of the few locals to leave town was Lewis’ uncle, Rod Kleint, who became a rocket scientist in California. After two weeks of mill work, Le