Charles Thornton
 Charles Thornton  (Structural engineer) | |
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| Born | April 11, 1940 |
| Alma mater | Manhattan College, New York University |
Structural engineer who reportedly was behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence after 911. Also involved after the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing. | |
Charles H. Thornton is a US structural engineer who[1] reportedly was behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence after 911. He was also involved after the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Official narrative
Charles H. Thornton is consultant & founding principal of the engineering firm Thornton and Tomasetti. Their website states that he "is one of the preeminent structural engineers and educators in the world."[2]
Background
Charles Thornton has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College and a Masters and Ph.D. from New York University.
Investigations
Murrah Building, Oklahoma City, 1995
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Thornton directed Paul Mlakar, Gene Corley and Mete Sozen on the collapse of the Murrah Building after the Oklahoma City bombing.
World Trade Center, 9/11
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Charles Thornton, was on NIST's advisory committee. His partner, Richard Tomasetti, was reported to be behind the unprecedented and widely criticized decision to destroy most of the steel evidence.[3] Gene Corley and Charles Thornton were the main commentators in the video "Why the Towers Fell" which promoted the pancake theory of the WTC collapse.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.construction-institute.org/awards/leadership-awards/caroll-h-dunn-excellence/charles-h-thornton
- ↑ http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/people/charles_thornton/
- ↑ James Glanz and Eric Lipton, City in the Sky: The Rise and Fall of the World Trade Center (New York: Times Books, 2003), 330.
- ↑ http://www.911review.com/articles/ryan/lies_about_wtc.html
