Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903
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Name (Latin)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903
Other forms of name
Thurston, R. H. (Robert Henry), 1839-1903
Date of birth
1839-10-25
Date of death
1903-10-25
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution to July, 1896:p. 297 (R.H. Thurston)
- WwW in Am.(Thurston, Robert Henry, univ. prof., engr., author; b. Oct. 25, 1839; d. 1903)
- LCCN 29-23725: Durand, W.F. Robert Henry Thurston, 1929(hdg.: Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903)
- LCCN 04-17097: His Robert Fulton, 1891(hdg.: Thurston, Robert H[enry] 1839-1903; usage: Robert H. Thurston)
- LC data base, 7-10-85(hdg.: Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903)
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Robert Henry Thurston of Hoboken, N.J.
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Wikipedia description:
Robert Henry Thurston (October 25, 1839 – October 25, 1903) was an American engineer, and the first professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He was assistant professor at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis and a published specialist on iron and steel as well as steam engines, when he was invited in 1871 by Stevens' president Henry Morton to head mechanical engineering at Stevens. The same year Thurston was appointed the first professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.
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