Notable Work
The principles of elementary mechanics
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De Volson Wood
1832-06-01 – 1897-06-27
Life & Legacy
De Volson Wood (June 1, 1832 – June 27, 1897) was an American civil engineer and educator. He invented a steam rock drill and an air compressor and designed an ore dock. Wood was a professor, an author of multiple monographs on mathematics and engineering, vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the first president of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Occupation & Career
engineer, pedagogue
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
The principles of elementary mechanics
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Stevens Institute of Technology · University of Michigan
Notable Work
The principles of elementary mechanics
Education & Institutions
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Sources & Provenance
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