George S. Morison
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 120 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 19,1842 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | New Bedford |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 1,1903 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Structures | William Howard Taft Bridge |
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| Job | Lawyer |
| Civil engineer | |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Harvard Law School | |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | |
| Harvard College | |
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| ID | 1138454 |
George S. Morison Life story
George Shattuck Morison was trained to be a lawyer, but became an engineer and the leading bridge designer in North America in the late 19th century. During his lifetime, bridge design evolved from using 'empirical “rules of thumb” to the use of mathematical analysis techniques'.
