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John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808 – May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. An entrepreneur best known for his leadership of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from 1852 until his death in 1874, Thomson made it the largest business enterprise in the world and a world-class model for technological and ...
22 de may. de 2024 · J. Edgar Thomson was an American civil engineer and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company who consolidated a network of railroad lines from Philadelphia to various cities in the Midwest and the South, extending as far as Chicago and Norfolk, Va. Thomson joined the Pennsylvania engineer.
John Edgar Thomson (1808 –1874) was a civil engineer and industrialist, best known for his leadership of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from 1852 until his death 1874. The PRR became the largest business enterprise in the world and a model for technological innovation under his leadership.
J. Edgar Thomson: Master of the Pennsylvania Railroad. During the 1850's and 60's, the railroad revolution rocked the industrializing world, in much the same way that the internet revolution is changing things today. In the United States, the best-managed railroad company was the Pennsylvania Railroad.
John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808- May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. He is best known for his leadership as the third president of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1852 until his death in 1874.
John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808 – May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer and industrialist. An entrepreneur best known for his leadership of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) from 1852 until his death in 1874, Thomson made it the largest business enterprise in the world and a...
Topics. Thomson, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1808-1874, Pennsylvania Railroad -- History, Businessmen -- United States -- Biography. Publisher. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press. Collection.
