George Bates Nichols Tower
George Bates Nichols Tower (1834 – 1889)[1] was an American civil and mechanical engineer and Union naval officer during the American Civil War.[2] He served for at least part of his term of service on the USS Canandaigua as chief engineer.[3] He was also a Chandler Instructor in civil engineering at Dartmouth College.[2]
In 1874, he wrote Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building.[2]
References
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution (1928). Lineage Book. Daughters of the American Revolution.
- 1 2 3 Tower, George Bates Nichols (1874). Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building. Boston, Massachusetts: A. Williams & Company.
- ↑ "Officers of Navy Yards, Shore Stations, and Vessels, 1 January 1865". Naval Historical Center. 1998-06-12. Retrieved 2007-05-27. (Source: Register of the Commissioned, Warrant, and Volunteer Officers of the Navy of the United States, Including Officers of the Marine Corps and Others, to January 1, 1865. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1865.)
External links
- Works by George Bates Nichols Tower at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about George Bates Nichols Tower at Internet Archive
- Making of America page images of Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building
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