Charles A. Stone

Charles Augustus Stone (1867-1941) was an early electrical engineer and graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-founded Stone & Webster with his friend Edwin S. Webster, and was chairman of the company for many years.^[2]

Charles Stone
Born	Charles Augustus Stone (1867-01-16)January 16, 1867 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1941(1941-02-25) (aged 74) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1888)[1]
Occupations	Electrical engineer businessman
Years active	1890–1941
Board member of	Stone & Webster Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1919–1923) Freeport Texas Company Stone & Webster and Blodgett Inc. International Mercantile Marine Co. International Acceptance Bank, Inc. Bank of the Manhattan Company First National Bank of Boston Research Corporation Union Pacific Railroad
Spouse	Mary Adams Leonard ​ (died 1940)​ [1]
Children	4[1]

Stone & Webster built their business from a base at Stoughton, Massachusetts into a multi-faceted engineering services company that provided engineering, construction, environmental, and plant operation and maintenance services. They became involved with power generation projects, starting with hydroelectric plants of the late 19th-century that led to building and operating electric streetcar systems in a number of cities across the United States. As well as industrial plants, they built the 50-storey General Electric building in New York City, the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, a landmark now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as well as buildings for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stone & Webster was the prime contractor for the electromagnetic separation plant for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.^[3][4]

References

1. "C.A. Stone, Engineer, Dies at 74". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Associated Press. February 26, 1941. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "C. A. Stone Is Dead" (PDF). New York Times Obituaries. February 26, 1941. p. 21. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
3. "History of Atomic Energy Collection, 1896–1991". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
4. "The Manhattan Project". Oregon State University Libraries. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.