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Inventor Profiles: Frederick Ellsworth Sickels
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile | Frederick Ellsworth Sickels Frederick Ellsworth Sickels Born September 20, 1819 – March 8, 1895 Valve for Steam-Engines Patent #: 424,581 Inducted 2007 Frederick Ellsworth Sickels is considered one of the pioneers of s...
Inventor Profiles: George Corliss
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile George Henry Corliss Born June 2 1817 - Died February 21 1888Improvement in Valve Gears for Steam-Engines Improvement in Governors for Air-Pump Engines Patent No. 177,377 Inducted 2006 George Corliss’ innovations...
Inventor Profiles: Elijah McCoy
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Elijah McCoy Born May 2 1844 - Died Oct 10 1929 Improvement in Lubricators for Steam-Engines Automatic Engine Lubricator Patent Number(s) 129,843 Inducted 2001 Elijah McCoy received his first...
Inventor Profiles: Oliver Evans
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Oliver Evans Born Sep 13 1755 - Died May 13 1819 High Pressure Steam Engine Steam Engine Patent Number(s) {PATENT_NUMBER} Inducted 2001 Invention Impact
Inventor Profiles: Matthias Baldwin
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile Matthias Baldwin Born Nov 10 1795 - Died Sep 7 1886 Steam Locomotive Patent Number(s) 8,401x Inducted 2005 Matthias Baldwin built America's first great locomotive. The nation's first train passengers rode behind Baldwin's engi...
Inventor Profiles: John Stevens
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile John Stevens Born 1749 - Died March 6 1838 Steam Engine Patented April 11, 1803 Inducted 2006 Independent inventor John Stevens was a pioneer in the development of steam-powered engines used in boats and railroad cars in t...
Inventor Profiles: John Ericsson
Invent Now | Hall of Fame | Search | Inventor Profile John Ericsson Born Jul 31 1803 - Died Mar 8 1889 Propelling Steam Vessels Screw Propeller Patent Number(s) 588 Inducted 1993 John Ericsson invented the ship propeller and incorporated the landmark
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