Gardner, Thomas M., 1872-
Person
Dates
- Existence: August 22, 1872 -
biographical statement
Thomas Mooney Gardner was born in Bedford, IN on August 22, 1872. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue in 1892, and completed a Master's at Cornell University in 1896.
After earning his Bachelor's, Thomas remained at Purdue for the 1892-1893 school year, working as an Assistant in the Electrical Laboratory. From 1893-1894 Thomas ran his own engineering practice, before returning to academia as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Throop Polytechnic Institute (today the California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena, California (1894-1895).
From 1896-1899 Thomas worked in construction, before teaching as an Instructor in Experimental Engineering at Cornell University (1899-1901); a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pratt Institute (1901-1902); an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell (1902-1905); and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois (1905-1906). While at the University of Illinois, Thomas was in charge of the railway street car installed at the university for testing purposes - it was the first street car of its kind.
Thomas was Professor of Electrical Engineering for the Oregon Agricultural College (today Oregon State University) from 1906 until at least 1909. While at Oregon, Thomas also acted as an advisor for the student branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, following its 1908 addition to the college.
By 1915 Thomas was working for the Hendryx Hotel in Kansas City Missouri, before switching to a consulting engineer in Indianapolis sometime prior to 1929. He would continue this work until at least 1934.
After earning his Bachelor's, Thomas remained at Purdue for the 1892-1893 school year, working as an Assistant in the Electrical Laboratory. From 1893-1894 Thomas ran his own engineering practice, before returning to academia as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Throop Polytechnic Institute (today the California Institute of Technology) in Pasadena, California (1894-1895).
From 1896-1899 Thomas worked in construction, before teaching as an Instructor in Experimental Engineering at Cornell University (1899-1901); a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pratt Institute (1901-1902); an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell (1902-1905); and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois (1905-1906). While at the University of Illinois, Thomas was in charge of the railway street car installed at the university for testing purposes - it was the first street car of its kind.
Thomas was Professor of Electrical Engineering for the Oregon Agricultural College (today Oregon State University) from 1906 until at least 1909. While at Oregon, Thomas also acted as an advisor for the student branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, following its 1908 addition to the college.
By 1915 Thomas was working for the Hendryx Hotel in Kansas City Missouri, before switching to a consulting engineer in Indianapolis sometime prior to 1929. He would continue this work until at least 1934.
Citation
MSA 117, Thomas M. Gardner papers, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries.Citation
Alumni Directory 1875-1896, UA180i001, UA 180, Purdue University Alumni Directories collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 8. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua180/id/10435/rec/209Citation
Alumni Directory 1875-1915, UA180i006, UA 180, Purdue University Alumni Directories collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 49. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua180/id/2421/rec/213Citation
Alumni Record 1929, UA180i008, UA 180, Purdue University Alumni Directories collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 144. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua180/id/301/rec/216Citation
Alumni Directory 1875-1934, UA180i009, UA 180, Purdue University Alumni Directories collection, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries, 271. https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/ua180/id/5918/rec/217Citation
School of Engineering and Mechanic Arts Faculty, P025:1996, Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980 (P 025), Oregon State University. https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:df70d409dCitation
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers OSU Student Chapter Records (MSS IEEE), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon. https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv343444Citation
Kelly, James Herbert, "The Alumni Record of the University of Illinois", University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1913, 697. https://books.google.com/books?id=sW0mAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=thomas%20gardner&f=falseFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas M. Gardner papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 6, Placement: 23
Identifier: MSA 117
Scope and Contents
Articles and a patent authored by Thomas M. Gardner, along with two land deeds.
Dates:
1838 - 1912