Philip Deidesheimer
Philip Deidesheimer (1832-1916) invented a system of supports for mines, using heavy timber "cubes" now known as square set timbering, that enabled skilled miners to open three-dimensional cavities of any size underground. Deidesheimer created the system in Virginia City, Nevada in 1860. The system was inspired by the structure of honeycombs. Deidesheimer refused to patent the innovation. [1]
Deidesheimer designed and supervised construction of a smelter in Granite County, Montana. The town that formed around the smelter was named Philipsburg, in honor of Deidesheimer.[2]
Philip Deidesheimer was the subject of the NPR Radio Program, Engines_of_our_ingenuity in Episode 1901 and was inducted into the (USA) National Mining Hall of Fame. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.bitofhistory.com/WebPages/NVWeb/SquareSetTimbering.html Square Set Timbering
- ^ Don Spritzer (1999) Roadside History of Montana, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press, ISBN 0-87842-395-8, p.220-222.
- ^ http://www.leadville.com/MiningMuseum/inductee.asp?i=3&b=inductees.asp&t=n&p=D&s=
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