De Volson Wood | |
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| Born | June 1, 1832 |
| Died | June 27, 1897 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Michigan (M.S. 1859) |
De Volson Wood (June 1, 1832 – June 27, 1897) was an American civil engineer and educator. He invented a steam rock drill[1] and an air compressor[2] and designed an ore dock. Wood was a professor, an author of multiple monographs on mathematics and engineering, vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the first president of the American Society for Engineering Education.
- ^ De Volson Wood "Rock-drill" U.S. patent 319,653 Issue date: June 9, 1885
- ^ De Volson Wood "Improvement in air-compressors" U.S. patent 180,443 Issue date: August 1, 1876