Edward Waller Stoney
Edward Waller Stoney (1844-1931)
1844 Born the son of T. G. Stoney of Kyle Park and Arranhill. County Tipperary, Ireland
Scholar, Gold medallist, and M. E. Queen’s University, Ireland; Fellow, Madras University.
1878 Married Sarah, daughter of John Crawford of Carton Abbey
Chief engineer of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Responsible for the construction of the Tangabudra Bridge
Invented Stoney's Patent Punkah Wheel
His daughter Ethel Sara Stoney was the mother of Alan Turing
1915 Indian Biographical Dictionary
Stoney, Edward Waller, M.E., M.I.C.E., M.Inst.C.E., C.I.E. (1904), Chief Engineer. Madras Railway, (retired) 4th s. of late T. G. Stoney of Kyle Park and Arranhill. County Tipperary, Ireland; Scholar, Gold medallist, and M.E. Queen’s University, Ireland; Fellow, Madras University. m. Sarrah, d. of John Crawford of Carton Abbey, 1878. Publications: various Engineering papers. Recreations: Travelling, Photography, Tennis, and Shooting. Address: c/o H. S. King & Co., 65, Cornhill, E.C; The Gables, Coonoor, Madras Presidency. Clubs: Madras and Coonoor.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. Published 2014 ISBN: 46810975