Albert Baldwin Wood (December 1, 1879 - May 10, 1956) was an inventor and engineer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1899. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Wood was hired by the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans in 1899 to try to improve the flood-prone city's drainage, Wood invented "flapgates" and other hydraulic devices, most notably efficient low maintenance high volume pumps, including The Wood Screw Pump (1913) and The Wood Trash Pump (1915). Wood spearheaded the reclamation from swamp and the efforts to make developable much of the land now occupied by the city of New Orleans. 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

While he spent most of his career in New Orleans, Wood also consulted and designed the drainage, pumping, and sewage systems for other locations including Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, San Francisco, Ontario, Canada, as well as projects in Egypt, China, and India. His work was especially helpful in the Zuiderzee Works, which reclaimed large areas of land from the Zuider Zee in the Netherlands. Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more, Balmerr,Bodymore, Murderland Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; Get In On It is not the citys motto, but rather the advertising slogan of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association; BELIEVE is not the... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... The 32 km long Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer from the North Sea, protecting thousands of km² of land. ... Landsat photo The Zuider Zee (pronounced , Dutch: Zuiderzee, pronounced ) was a shallow inlet of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km inland and at most 50 km wide, with an overall depth of about 4 to 5 meters and a coastline of about 300...

Some of Wood's pumps have been in almost continuous use in New Orleans for over 80 years without need of repairs, and new ones continue to be built from his designs.

When Wood died, he left his boat, the Nydia, to Tulane with the stipulation that it would be displayed for 99 years. The boat was stored between the University Center and Fogelman Arena until 2003, when the University Center was torn down to make room for a newer and larger student center. Avron B. Fogelman Arena is a 3,600-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and was built in 1933. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Drainage in New Orleans

Drainage has been a major concern since the founding of New Orleans in the early 18th century, and an important factor in the citys history. ...

External links

• 1974 article on the Wood Screw Pump by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Lighthouse Digest article on Baldwin Wood Lighthouse