Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903

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Professor of engineering and author, born R.I.; taught at U.S. Naval Academy, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Cornell; first president of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and author of many engineering articles and an autobiography of Robert Fulton.

From the description of Letters and postcard to Mr. McClure, 1889 May 11, 29 August 1890, 22 August 1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55230943

Director of Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts, Cornell University.

From the description of Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64686675

From the guide to the Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

Director of Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts, Cornell University. Earlier, while a professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, Thurston served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

From the description of Robert Henry Thurston publications, 1875-1891. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64053663

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referencedIn Moon, F. C., 1939-. Francis C. Moon Reuleaux Reference Collection, 1841-2010 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Stevens, Edwin A. (Edwin Augustus), 1795-1868. [Letters to the Secretary of the Navy regarding the Stevens Battery]. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Benjamin Helm Bristow Papers.
referencedIn Fred Lucius Kilborne papers, 1884-1936. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903. [Publications]. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Boardman, Douglass, 1822-1891. Douglass Boardman papers, 1839-1891. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903. Robert Henry Thurston publications, 1875-1891. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903. Letters and postcard to Mr. McClure, 1889 May 11, 29 August 1890, 22 August 1894. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Sibley College reports, theses and course materials, circa 1889-1904. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts. Sibley College reports, theses and course materials, circa 1889-1904. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Douglass Boardman papers, 1839-1891. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Andrew Dickson White papers, 1832-1919 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Francis Charles Moon Reuleaux reference collection, 1841-2010 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Andrew Dickson White papers, 1832-1919 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903. Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Andrew Dickson White papers, 1832-1919 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Kilborne, Fred Lucius, 1858-1936. Fred Lucius Kilborne papers, 1884-1936. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts. Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts records, 1878-1934. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Deming Co. (Salem, Ohio). Photographs of pumping engines, [189-]. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Morehouse family. Morehouse and Lang family papers, 1843-1954, 1885-1954 (bulk). Cornell University Library
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correspondedWith Baird, Spencer F. person
correspondedWith Barnard, John Gross person
associatedWith Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922. person
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associatedWith Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. person
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
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associatedWith Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. person
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associatedWith F. C. Moon 1939- person
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associatedWith Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
associatedWith Herr, H. B. (Prof.) person
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associatedWith Webster, C. E. person
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Princeton (College Of New Jersey)
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Birth 1839-10-25

Death 1903-10-25

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