David Porter Heap
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David Porter Heap was an American
engineer, born in San Stefano, Turkey
, and educated at Georgetown College
, and at West Point
, where he graduated in 1864. He served with the Army of the Potomac
and was breveted captain on April 2, 1865. Two years later he received his commission as captain in the Corps of Engineers
.
Early on he was employed in building fortifications and improving harbors. Later he served with the US Lighthouse Service in various capacities. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1895, and to colonel in 1903. He retired in 1905 as brigadier general, and died in Pasadena, California
in 1910.
His publications include:
United States
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engineer, born in San Stefano, Turkey
Yesilköy
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, and educated at Georgetown College
Georgetown College
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, and at West Point
United States Military Academy
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, where he graduated in 1864. He served with the Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
and was breveted captain on April 2, 1865. Two years later he received his commission as captain in the Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
.
Early on he was employed in building fortifications and improving harbors. Later he served with the US Lighthouse Service in various capacities. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1895, and to colonel in 1903. He retired in 1905 as brigadier general, and died in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
in 1910.
His publications include:
- Engineer Department U.S. Army at the International Exhibition (1876);
- The Paris Electrical Exhibition (1881);
- History of the Application of the Electric to Lighting the Coasts of France (1883);
- Electrical Appliances of the Present Day (1884);
- Ancient and Modern Lighthouses (1887);
- Patent 543730 for Light Signal (1895).