Robert Henry Bow
Robert Henry Bow (born January 27, 1827 in Alnwick , † February 17, 1909 in Edinburgh ) was a British civil engineer.
According to Kurrer, little is known about his life. He probably studied in Edinburgh and published a book on truss bridges in 1851 and before that he published on truss structures made of steel for roofs. From 1854 to 1864 he worked with or for the bridge builder Thomas Bouch . Later he mainly designed half-timbered roofs, for example for train stations, and he was a consulting engineer.
He is known for his contributions to graphic statics, where he brought the ideas of James Clerk Maxwell into practical building form in the early 1870s.
In 1869 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .
Fonts
- A treatise on bracing, with its applications to bridges and other structures of wood or iron, Edinburgh: Black 1851
- The economics of construction in relation to framed structures, London: Spon 1873
literature
- Karl-Eugen Kurrer : The History of the Theory of Structures. Searching for Equilibrium , Ernst & Sohn 2018, p. 455ff and p. 975f (biography), ISBN 978-3-433-03229-9
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed October 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bow, Robert Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alnwick |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1909 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |