De Volson Wood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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engineer
Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1832
Place of Birth: Smyrna, New York, United States
Date of Death: 27-Jun-1897
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About De Volson Wood
- De Volson Wood (June 1, 1832 – June 27, 1897) was American civil engineer and educator.
- He invented a steam rock drill and an air compressor and designed an ore dock.
- Wood was professor, an author of multiple monographs on mathematics and engineering, vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the first president of the American Society for Engineering Education.
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