Thomas Pascal Jones (1774–March 11, 1848) was a
British-born engineer and
publisher in the United States of America.
Biography
Born in
Herefordshire in
Britain in 1774, Jones emigrated to
America
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as a youth.
In 1825 he became a cofounder as well as
publisher and
editor
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of ''American Mechanics Magazine''.
Jones first lived in
Washington, D.C., and served as superintendent and
examiner of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. Later, he lived in
New York City and taught at the
Franklin Institute, in
Philadelphia.
In 1828 Jones merged ''American Mechanics Magazine'' with the institute's existing magazine, entitling it ''
Journal of the Franklin Institute''. He remained its editor until his death in 1848. He was elected a member of the
American Philosophical Society in 1831 and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1834.
Selected works
''New conversations on chemistry''
References
External links
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1774 births
1848 deaths
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
People from Herefordshire
Patent examiners
English engineers
English publishers (people)
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