Biography:Edwin S. Webster
Edwin Webster | |
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 Portrait of Webster by John Singer Sargent | |
| Born | August 26, 1867 Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 10, 1950 (aged 82) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1888) |
| Occupation | electrical engineer, businessman |
| Years active | 1890-1941 |
| Board member of | Stone & Webster, Consolidated Investment Trust, United Fruit Company, Pacific Mills, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Company, Tampa Electric Company, Ames Shovel & Tool Company |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Depeyster Hovey |
| Children | Edwin Sibley Webster Jr., Frances Webster Hiam, Mabel Webster Harte |
Edwin Sibley Webster (August 26, 1867 – May 10, 1950) was an early electrical engineer and graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded Stone & Webster with his friend Charles A. Stone.[1][2] He served as President and Vice-Chairman of the company for many years, becoming Chairman on the death of his partner in 1941.
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
- ↑ Warner Jr., Sam Bass. Province of Reason. Harvard University Press, 1988, p. 53.
- ↑ "Edwin S. Webster, Engineer, Is Dead". New York Times. 1950-05-11. https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/11/archives/edwin-s-webster-engineer-is-dead-cofounder-in-1889-with-ca-stone-of.html. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1896-1991". Oregon State University Libraries. 2019-07-09. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/coll/energy/catalogue/energy2_101-178.html. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ↑ "The Manhattan Project". Oregon State University Libraries. 2019-07-09. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/atomic/manhattan/detonation. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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