- Zerah Colburn
Zerah Colburn may refer to:
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Zerah Colburn (math prodigy) (1804-1840), American mathematics prodigy
*Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer) (1832-1870), American steam locomotive designer and railroad author
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Zerah Colburn (math prodigy) — Zerah Colburn (1804 1839) was a famous child prodigy of the 19th century. Born in Cabot, Vermont and educated at Westminster School in London, Zerah was thought to be mentally retarded until the age of seven. However, after six weeks of schooling … Wikipedia
Zerah Colburn (locomotive designer) — design, technical journalist and publisher.CareerWithout any formal schooling, Colburn was a teenage prodigy. Barely in his teens at the start of the railroad boom, he found work in Lowell, Massachusetts as an apprentice in the ‘drafting room’ of … Wikipedia
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