Biography:Thomas Willis Pratt
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Short description: American engineer
Thomas Willis Pratt (1812–1875) was an American engineer. He is best known for his 1844 patent for the Pratt truss, which he designed with his father, Caleb Pratt.[1][2] Pratt also surveyed the route of the Providence and Worcester Railroad in 1844.[3] He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1812[4] and died in 1875.
References
- ↑ US patent 3523, in European Patent Office database
- ↑ "Historic Bridges of Iowa". http://www.ole.dot.state.ia.us/historicbridge/construction.asp. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ↑ Lewis, Edward A. (1973). The Blackstone Valley Line: The Story of the Blackstone Canal Company and the Providence & Worcester Railroad. Seekonk, Massachusetts: The Baggage Car. p. 13. OCLC 2685548.
- ↑ Evans, June; Evans, Benjamin (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England. pp. Page 8. ISBN 1-58465-320-5. https://archive.org/details/newenglandscover00benj.
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