biography
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Sickels, Frederick Ellsworth
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1819–95)
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| biography:
| Engineer and inventor, born near Camden, New Jersey, USA. A physician's son, he had a fascination with railroads and went to work as a rodman for the Harlem Railroad at age 16. In 1841 he perfected his first invention, a cut-off for steam engines. His steam-powered steering apparatus for ships was not, however, a success; it worked, but no one would buy it. He migrated W after the Civil War, building railroads and bridges, and later became chief engineer for the waterworks in Kansas City, MO. |
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