Matthias N. Forney
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Matthias N. Forney was a 19th-century American mechanical engineer and locomotive designer who played a key role in the early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States.
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author
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editor → human → locomotive designer → mechanical engineer → railway engineer → |
| areaOfInfluence |
North American railway industry
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United States mechanical engineering community → |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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| contributedTo |
development of professional standards in mechanical engineering in the United States
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| designed |
0-4-4T type tank locomotives used on elevated and suburban railways
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Forney locomotive → |
| employer |
American Machinist (magazine)
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| fieldOfWork |
locomotive design
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mechanical engineering → railway engineering → |
| genre |
engineering handbook
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technical writing → |
| hasFamilyName |
Forney
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| hasGivenName |
Matthias
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| influenced |
practice of locomotive design for urban and elevated railways
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professional organization of mechanical engineers in the United States → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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| notableFor |
authorship of engineering handbooks and technical writings
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contributions to early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States → design of tank locomotives with trailing truck (Forney locomotives) → editorship of American Machinist magazine → |
| occupation |
author
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journalist → locomotive designer → mechanical engineer → railway engineer → technical editor → |
| positionHeld |
editor of American Machinist
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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foundedBy |