Arthur Newell Talbot

Arthur Newell Talbot (born Oct. 21, 1857, Cortland, Ill., U.S.—died April 13, 1942, Chicago) was a civil engineer who was a foremost authority on reinforced concrete construction. He was instrumental in establishing an engineering experiment station in 1904 at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), the first of its kind. Talbot’s extensive studies on stresses in railroad tracks led to important findings for improvement of rails and roadbed. He also investigated problems of water purification and municipal sanitary works.