Warren L. McCabe

{{Infobox scientist

| name = Warren Lee McCabe

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| caption = Warren L. McCabe

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|8|7}}

| birth_place = Bay City, Michigan

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|8|24|1899|8|7}}

| death_place = Black Mountain, North Carolina

| nationality = American

| field = Chemical engineering

| alma_mater = University of Michigan

| known_for = {{nowrap|McCabe–Thiele method }}

| awards = {{nowrap|William H. Walker Award
Founder's Award
Warren K. Lewis Award

U.S. Presidential Certificate of Merit
Golden Key Award }}

}}

Warren Lee McCabe (August 7, 1899 – August 24, 1982) was an American Physical Chemist and is considered as one of the founding fathers of the profession of chemical engineering.{{cite book|title=Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering|volume=2|year=1984|publisher=The National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-03482-1|page=193|url=http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=565&page=193}} He is widely known for the eponymous McCabe–Thiele method for analysis of distillation processes and his book, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, a major textbook.{{cite web|url=http://www.che.ncsu.edu/home/seminars/mccabe.html|title=Seminars: Warren L. McCabe|website=Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University|accessdate=3 February 2014}}