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Prof. Robert Henry Thurston

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BY the death of Prof. Robert Henry Thurston, which occurred with tragic suddenness on his birthday, October 26, the United States has lost its most distinguished engineering professor, and a devoted educationist whom it will be difficult to replace.

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B., T. Prof. Robert Henry Thurston . Nature 69, 109–110 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/069109a0

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