Eminent engineers; brief biographies of thirty-two of the inventors and engineers who did most to further mechanical progress (1906)
Goddard, Dwight, 1861-1939 · New York, The Derry-Collard company · leaf 37
the times were ready to receive them.Even Fitchs tremendous earnestness failed to do it andStevens wealth did not avail. Judge Read had a tall fine figure with an intellectualface, was modest, and unobtrusive, but active and inter-ested in all that had to do with the higher life of the com-munity.… … Oliver Evans.1755-1819 r!3 From a rare engraving by W, G, yackson^ in possession of Ridgeivay Library^ Phil.^ and Wyman & Gordon^ Worcester, 35 Oliver Evans. T T T Oliver Evans had within him the making of a greatengineer. He was born near Newport, Del., in 1755 or1756, of farmer parentage. At…
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