Daniel L. Hertz Jr.

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Daniel L. Hertz Jr. (February 27, 1930 - January 9, 2021) was an entrepreneur, executive and self-educated scientist noted for his leadership in the rubber industry. [1]

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Personal

Hertz was born to Daniel L. Hertz Sr. and Elizabeth Beet Hertz in Montclair, New Jersey, on February 27, 1930. [2] He married Isabel P. Waud. He served in the Korean War in the Army. [3]

Education

Hertz attended Stevens Institute of Technology, studying mechanical engineering, but he was asked to leave after his freshman year. He was later award an honorary degree, of which he said "that honorary degree came like a shot out of the blue... that kept me alive for years, it really did. After I was kicked out of Stevens, I thought if I ever showed up on campus I'd be lynched." [1]

Career

He worked for a time as a salesman for Precision Rubber Products, and for a distribution company named Linear. At the age of 23, [4] Hertz founded Seals Eastern Inc to design and manufacture o-rings. In 1986, following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, NASA consulted with Hertz, and he appeared as an expert on the MacNeil-Leher Newshour and other media. [5] He had particular expertise in nitrile rubber for oil and gas applications. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Meyer, Bruce (13 October 2021). "Dan Hertz leaves long legacy in rubber industry". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "OBITUARIES-Daniel L. Hertz Jr". thompsonmemorial.net. Thompson Memorial Home. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Hertz Jr. And Mrs. Hurd Marry in Jersey". New York Times. New York Times. 19 April 1970. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Meyer, Bruce (10 April 2014). "THEN AND NOW: Daniel Hertz, Seals Eastern Inc". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Expert says wrong parts caused Shuttle disaster". UPI. UPI. 19 February 1986. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Hertz Jr, D. L.; Bussem, H.; Ray, T. W. (1995). "Nitrile rubber—Past, present and future". Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 68 (3): 540–546. doi:10.5254/1.3538754.
  7. ↑ "Experts Offer Insights at Annual Manufacturing Day Event". njmep.org. NJMEP. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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