Russell Thayer
Russell Thayer was a civil engineer and aero inventor focused on the use of gyroscopes and sailing features of dirigibles. He filed a patent from W. Sunset Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
He was well known. "After becoming a civil engineer, he worked on the Pennsylvania Railroad and was appointed its Chief Engineer and Superintendent of Fairmount Park." He had a longstanding interest in aeronautics, and "he was one of the first to draw up plans for an American airship dirigible for the Army Ordinance Department [in 1885]. In 1899, he became associated with the United Gas Improvement Company for which he made a number of inventions and obtained several aeronautic patents."[1]
More sources: [1], [2], [3], [4]
This person had 1 publications and 4 patents in this database.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Russell Thayer
- Patent US-1883-309008 (English title: Balloon or aerial ship, Filing date: 1883-11-23)
- Patent US-1908-887443 (English title: Dirigible balloon, Filing date: 1907-12-26)
- Patent FR-1909-394010 (English title: Airship, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1908-887443, Filing date: 1908-09-07)
- Patent GB-1908-21656 (English title: Improvement in air-ships, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1908-887443, Filing date: 1908-10-13)
Publications by or about Russell Thayer
- Thayer, 1909, The dirigible balloon with gyroscope control (Simple title: The dirigible balloon with gyroscope control, Journal: Journ. Frank. Inst.)
References
| Names | Russell Thayer |
|---|---|
| Countries | US |
| Locations | Philadelphia |
| Occupations | civil engineer |
| Tech areas | LTA, Dirigible, Gyroscope, sailing, railroads |
| Accreditations | |
| Affiliations | Army Ordinance Department, United Gas Improvement Company |
| Family name | |
| Birth date | 1852-12-24 |
| Death date | 1933-10-21 |
| Wikidata id | Q109795880 |
