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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.
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.
Whistler was the superintendent of the Locks and Canals machine shop from 1834 to 1837. There Whistler was engaged in the design of the earliest locomotive built in New England.
George Washington Whistler fue un destacado ingeniero civil estadounidense, conocido por construir locomotoras de vapor y proyectar ferrocarriles. Se le atribuye la introducción del silbato en las locomotoras estadounidenses.
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...
Engineer. Born: Fort Wayne, Indiana - 19 May 1800. Died: St. Petersburg - 7 April 1849. The son of a US Army officer, George Washington Whistler was born at the military outpost of Fort Wayne in May 1800.
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.
