William L. Abbott | |
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| Born | William Lamont Abbott February 14, 1861 |
| Died | February 20, 1951 |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Mechanical Engineering (1884) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
William Lamont Abbott (February 14, 1861 – February 20, 1951) was an American mechanical engineer, chief operating engineer of Commonwealth Edison, president of the board of trustees of the University of Illinois,[1] and president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1926–27. He advocated burning coal to warm the planet.[2]