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Robert Henry Thurston

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Also known as Robert H. Thurston

American mechanical engineer (1839-1903)

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Born
1839
Died
1903
Works
59

Top works

  • Notes on technical education
  • The mission of science
  • A treatise on friction and lost work in machinery and millwork
  • A history of the growth of the steam-engine
  • On Flint's investigation of the Nicaraguan woods

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Providence
Place of death
Ithaca
Educated at
Brown University
Languages spoken
English language
Image
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Robert Henry Thurston
date of birth
1839-10-25
date of death
1903-10-25
described by source
Nordisk familjebok
writing language
English language
Commons Creator page
Robert Henry Thurston
contributed to creative work
Popular Science
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