Biography:Charles A. Stone
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| Born | Charles Augustus Stone January 16, 1867 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1941 (aged 74) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1888)[1] |
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| Years active | 1890–1941 |
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Adams Leonard (died 1940) [1] |
| Children | 4[1] |
Charles Augustus Stone (1867-1941) was an early electrical engineer and graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded Stone & Webster with his friend Edwin S. Webster. He served as chairman of the company for many years.[2]
Stone & Webster built their business from a base at Stoughton, Massachusetts into a multi-faceted engineering services company that provided engineering, construction, environmental, and plant operation and maintenance services. They became involved with power generation projects, starting with hydroelectric plants of the late 19th-century that led to building and operating electric streetcar systems in a number of cities across the United States. As well as industrial plants, they built the 50-storey General Electric building in New York City, the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, a landmark now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as well as buildings for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stone & Webster was the prime contractor for the electromagnetic separation plant for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "C.A. Stone, Engineer, Dies at 74". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press: p. 20. February 26, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/image/828157149/?terms=%22C.A.%20Stone%22%20Engineer%2C%20Dies%20at%2074&match=1.
- ↑ "C. A. Stone Is Dead". February 26, 1941. p. 21. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1941/02/26/85452800.pdf. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1896–1991". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/energy/catalogue/energy2_101-178.html. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "The Manhattan Project". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/atomic/manhattan/detonation. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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