Thomas Willis Pratt

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Thomas and Caleb's Pratt Truss
Thomas and Caleb's Pratt Truss

Thomas Willis Pratt, born 1812 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA,[1] was an American engineer. He is most well known for his 1844 patent for the Pratt truss, which he designed with his father Caleb Pratt.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Evans, June; Evans, Benjamin. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, Page 8. ISBN 1584653205. 
  2. ^ Historic Bridges of Iowa (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.


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