History of Newton Falls, (Trumbull County) Ohio United States of America

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A Short Biography of Augustus Jay Dubois

Augustus Jay Dubois, educator, was born at Newton Falls, Ohio, April 25, 1849; son of Henry Augustus and Helen (Jay) Dubois; grandson of Cornelius Du Bois and of Peter A. Jay; and a descendant of John Jay. He was graduated from Yale, Ph.B., 1869, C.E., 1870, and Ph.D., 1873. He studied in the mining school at Freiburg, Saxony, 1873-75; was professor of civil and mechanical engineering in Lehigh university, 1875-77; Higgin professor of dynamical engineering at Yale, 1877-84, and was transferred in 1884 to the chair of civil engineering. He was elected a life member of the American society of mechanical engineers, Aug. 10, 1881. Among his published writings are: Elements of Graphical Statics (1875); The New Method of Graphical Statics (1875); The Stresses in Framed Structures (1883; 12th ed., 1897); The Elementary Principles of Mechanics (1894); Tables for Bridge Engineers (1885); translations, including Weisbach's Hydraulics and Hydraulic Motors (1877); Weyrauch's Iron and Steel Structures (1877); Weisbach's Theory of the Steam Engine (1878); and Roentgen's Thermo-dynamics (1880).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor