Thomas Willis Pratt
Thomas and Caleb's Pratt Truss
Thomas Willis Pratt, (born 1812, Boston, Massachusetts)[1] was an American engineer. He is best known for his 1844 patent for the Pratt truss, which he designed with his father, Caleb Pratt.[2] He died in 1875.
References[]
- ^ Evans, June; Evans, Benjamin (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England. pp. Page 8. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.
- ^ "Historic Bridges of Iowa". Retrieved February 8, 2008.
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