The late 1800s and early 1900s saw many advances in the dairying industry. One such development was the butterfat test invented by American Stephen M. Babcock (1843-1931) in 1890 and marketed in 1891. Before Babcock invented the test, dairy farmers had...

The Babcock test is the first inexpensive and practical test factories could use to determine the fat content of...

Wracked by myriad injuries that cost him a place in the 1984 Olympics, gymnast Brian Babcock overcame long odds to vault back and win a national championship the following year. The 50% chance he'll recover from his latest malady might seem easy by...

Babcocks transformation from an engineer into a services group has been a painfully slow process. But the company at last seems to be within reach of its goal, with the Chronos Richardson baggage handling business likely to be sold"within weeks" and the remaining...