Charles Stone
Born
Charles Augustus Stone

(1867-01-16)January 16, 1867
DiedFebruary 25, 1941(1941-02-25) (aged 74)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeLocust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (1888)[1]
Occupations
  • Electrical engineer
  • businessman
Years active1890–1941
Board member of
Spouse
Mary Adams Leonard
(died 1940)
[1]
Children4[1]

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. He served as 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. 1 2 3 "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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