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Publications [#268182] of Henry Petroski

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  1. Petroski, H, William Barclay Parsons, American Scientist, vol. 96 no. 4 (July, 2008), pp. 280-283, Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996 [doi]
    (last updated on 2023/06/01)

    Abstract:
    William Barclay Parsons was a prominent engineer in New York City, born in 1859. He studied at Columbia College. During his early years after graduation, Parsons worked briefly for the Erie railroad. He was a roadmaster of its New York Greenwood Lake division. In 1885, Parsons and Harry de Berkeley Parsons, his younger brother, opened up their won consulting engineering office in New York. Both of them cooperated on such projects as bridges, hydroelectric plants, and New York's mass-transportation problem.


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