罗伯特·亨利·瑟斯顿

罗伯特·亨利·瑟斯顿（英语：Robert Henry Thurston；1839年10月25日—1903年10月25日）是一名美国工程师。他是史蒂文斯理工学院第一位机械工程学教授。他曾于安纳波利斯的美国海军学院担任助理教授。

罗伯特·亨利·瑟斯顿 Robert Henry Thurston
出生	(1839-10-25)1839年10月25日 美国罗德岛州普洛威顿斯
逝世	1903年10月25日(1903-10-25)（64岁） 美国纽约州绮色佳

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著作

书籍（选录）：

• 1878. A history of the growth of the steam engine. D. Appleton and Company; 4th, revised ed. 1902 (online)
• 1884. Stationary steam engines; especially as adapted to electric lighting purposes. New York, J. Wiley & sons, 1884.
• 1884. Materials of Engineering. J. Wiley, 1884, Parts, 1, 2 & 3
• 1889. The development of the philosophy of the steam-engine. An historical sketch. New York, J. Wiley & sons.
• 1890. Heat as a form of energy. Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1890.
• 1891. A manual of the steam-engine. For engineers and technical schools; advanced courses. New York, J. Wiley & sons, 1891.
• 1894. The animal as a machine and a prime motor, and the laws of energetics. New York, J. Wiley & sons.

他的一些较为重要的文献：^[1]

• 1865. On Losses of Propelling Power in the Paddle Wheel
• 1865. Steam Engines of the French Navy
• 1870. H. B. M. Iron Clad Monarch
• 1870. Iron Manufactures in Great Britain
• 1871. Experimental Steam Boiler Explosions
• 1871. Report on Test Trials of Steam Boilers
• 1872. Traction Engines and Road Locomotives
• 1874. Efficiency of Furnaces Burning Wet Fuel
• 1874. The Mechanical Engineer, his Preparation and his Work
• 1877, On a New Method of Planning Researches and of Representing to the Eye the Results of Combination of three or more Elements in Varying Proportions