Kazimierz Bendisz
Mechanical engineer, educator
Born Feb. 11, 1914, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1968; son of Ryszard and Janina (Orlowski); children: Anna, Zofia.
Education: diploma, Artillery College, Torun (Poland), 1935; Technical University of Warsaw, 1939; diploma, Die Technische Hochschule, Munich (Germany), 1947; M.S., Technical University of Lodz, 1949; Master of Science of Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Career: department head, Press and Hammer Designing Bureau, Warsaw, 1948-53; consultant, numerous firm and schools, Warsaw, 1954-63; senior assistant, Mechanical Department, Technical University of Warsaw, 1963-65; research engineer, Institut-Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart (Germany), 1965-68; design engineer, Anchor Valve Company, Hayward (CA), 1968-69, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco (CA), 1970-79; machine design instructor, Heald Engineering College, San Francisco, 1970-79; retired.
Author: article in Przemysl Chemiczny (Poland), 1953; Pipe Loops and Bends-Tables, 1984.
Member of: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); National Society of Professional Engineers; Mechanical Institute, San Francisco; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Polish, Cadets Association, London (U.K.)- Martinez (CA); Polish Artillery Officers Association, London; 1st Regiment of Motorized Artillery Association, London-Toronto (Canada), 1991.
Served with: Polish Army, Artillery, 1935-39; September '39 Campaign; Prisoner of War (POW), Murnau (Germany), 1939-45; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 1st Armored Division, 1945-46, Italy.
Languages: Polish, English, German
Hobbies: chess
Home: 1442 Sanchez St, San Francisco CA 94131
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996