Robert Henry Thurston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Henry Thurston

mechanical engineer

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1839

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1903

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Robert Henry Thurston (October 25, 1839 – October 25, 1903) was an American engineer, and the first Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He was Assistant Professor at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis and a published specialist on iron and steel as well as steam engines, when he was invited in 1871 by Stevens' president Henry Morton to head mechanical engineering at Stevens.
The same year Thurston was appointed the first professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology.