Charles A. Stone

American electrical engineer, businessman (1867–1941)

Mary Adams Leonard
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(died 1940)​
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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, and was 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. ^ a b c "C.A. Stone, Engineer, Dies at 74". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. February 26, 1941. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "C. A. Stone Is Dead" (PDF). New York Times Obituaries. February 26, 1941. p. 21. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1896–1991". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Manhattan Project". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.


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