He was graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1877 and then studied in Berlin, German Empire, for three years. On his return to the United States, he settled in Boston. In 1887 he became professor of civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was then located in Boston. He remained at MIT until 1909, when he became professor of civil engineering at the Harvard Graduate School of Applied Science. He also served as consulting engineer of the Massachusetts Railroad Commission, and in 1894 became a member of the Boston Transit Commission, becoming its chairman in 1913.
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George F. Swain papers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
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george, fillmore, swain, march, 1857, july, 1931, civil, engineer, from, united, states, professor, massachusetts, institute, technology, later, harvard, university, bornmarch, 1857san, francisco, californiadiedjuly, 1931, 1931, aged, academic, backgroundalma,. George Fillmore Swain March 2 1857 July 1 1931 was a civil engineer from the United States He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT and later at Harvard University George Fillmore SwainBornMarch 2 1857San Francisco CaliforniaDiedJuly 1 1931 1931 07 01 aged 74 Academic backgroundAlma materMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAcademic workDisciplineCivil engineeringInstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard UniversitySignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links 6 Archives and recordsBiography editHe was graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1877 and then studied in Berlin German Empire for three years On his return to the United States he settled in Boston In 1887 he became professor of civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which was then located in Boston He remained at MIT until 1909 when he became professor of civil engineering at the Harvard Graduate School of Applied Science He also served as consulting engineer of the Massachusetts Railroad Commission and in 1894 became a member of the Boston Transit Commission becoming its chairman in 1913 Works editNotes on Hydraulics 1885 Report on the Water Power of the Atlantic Watershed in Vol XVII of the Tenth United States Census Notes on Theory of Structures 1893 Technical Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Popular Science Monthly Vol 57 July 1900 Conservation of Water by Storage 1915 How to Study 1917 1 Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Swain George Fillmore How to Study Retrieved 11 September 2020 via Project GutenbergReferences editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Swain George Fillmore Encyclopedia Americana Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Swain George Fillmore New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead William Hovgaard 1936 Biographical memoir of George Fillmore Swain 1857 1931 PDF Biographical Memoirs XVII Fourteenth Memoir National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America External links editWorks by George Fillmore Swain at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Fillmore Swain at Internet ArchiveArchives and records editGeorge F Swain papers at Baker Library Special Collections Harvard Business School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Fillmore Swain amp oldid 1176675351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
