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George Washington Whistler (May 19, 1800 – April 7, 1849) was a prominent American civil engineer best known for building steam locomotives and railroads. He is credited with introducing the steam whistle to American locomotives.
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George Washington Whistler (19 de mayo de 1800 - 7 de abril de 1849) fue un destacado ingeniero civil estadounidense, conocido por construir locomotoras de vapor y proyectar ferrocarriles. [1] Se le atribuye la introducción del silbato en las locomotoras estadounidenses.
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About civil engineering. History & heritage. Notable civil engineers. George Washington Whistler. 1800 – 1849. George Washington Whistler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 19, 1800 and died in St Petersburg, Russia, Apr. 7, 1849.
Born in 1800, George Washington Whistler was a West Point graduate. A soldier, draftsman, engineer and builder with a knack for constructing railroads, he is credited with bringing the steam...
Works: American Bridges, Blagoveshchenskiy (Annunciation) Bridge. Address: 34, Angliiskaya Naberezhnaya. Connected with: James Abbot McNeill Whistler. George Washington Whistler was an American engineer in Saint Petersburg. Biography of George Washington Whistler and other great Americans in St Petersburg, Russia.
Hace 5 días · His father, George Washington Whistler, was a renowned engineer and moved the family to St. Petersburg, Russia in 1843 having won a contract to build railways for the Russian Tzar, Nicholas I. However, George contracted cholera and died six years later, so the family returned to the US, with James stopping off in England on the way.
George Washington Whistler (19 de mayo de 1800 - 7 de abril de 1849) fue un destacado ingeniero civil estadounidense mejor conocido por construir locomotoras de vapor y ferrocarriles. Se le atribuye la introducción del silbato de vapor en las locomotoras estadounidenses.
