biography
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| (1788–1864)
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| biography:
| Inventor, born in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. An inventive child from an early age, he devised an automatic tack-making machine and a lathe for turning gun barrels. Working at the US Arsenal in Springfield, MA, he built a lathe that could automatically produce precision interchangeable parts (1818), an essential step in the direction of mass production. He later designed a steam automobile (1825) and several types of steamboats. |
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