Author:Robert Henry Thurston

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Robert Henry Thurston
(1839–1903)
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First professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology (in 1871). There he established Stevens’ mechanical engineering curriculum. Historians credit Thurston with establishing the first US mechanical engineering laboratory for conducting funded research at an academic institution for higher learning.

Robert Henry Thurston

Works

  • "Notes on the Materials of Aeronautic Engineering" in Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerial Navigation (1893) (HathiTrust)
  • A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine (1878) (transcription project)
(1895) (transcription project)
(1897) (transcription project)
  • Stationary Steam Engines; Especially As Adapted to Electric Lighting Purposes (1884) (transcription project)
  • A Manual of Steam-boilers: Their Design, Construction, and Operation (1888) (transcription project)
  • Stationary Steam Engines, Simple and Compound; Especially As Adapted to Electric Lighting Purposes (1890) (transcription project)
  • Stationary Steam Engines, Simple and Compound; Especially As Adapted to Light and Power Plants (1899) (transcription project)
(1902) (transcription project)

As translator and editor

  • Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat (1897) by Sadi Carnot

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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