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William Norris (July 2, 1802 – January 5, 1867) was an American
American locomotive engineers
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William Norris (July 2, 1802 – January 5, 1867) was an American steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
builder. He founded the Norris Locomotive Works
The Norris Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that produced nearly one thousand railroad engines between 1832 and 1866. It was the dominant American locomotive producer during most of ...
and through this company pioneered the use of the 4-2-0 (the ''Norris'' type) locomotive type in America during the 1840s.
In 1837, William Norris was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...
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*American locomotive engineers
'. Retrieved February 9, 2005. 1802 births 1867 deaths Locomotive builders and designers American people in rail transportation American railroad mechanical engineers American railroad pioneers 19th-century American engineers 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-mechanical-engineer-stub