Oliver Evans
1755-1819
American inventor who devised steam machinery. Apprenticed as a wheelwright, Evans developed mechanical processes to make industrial combs. He automated flour mills by using a r...
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Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was one of America's first and most important inventors. He made major contributions to the technology of flour milling and steam engines.Oliver Evans was born near Newport, D...
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Oliver Evans was born in Newport, Delaware, on September 13, 1755, and as a young man was apprenticed to a wheelwright. At 22 he invented a machine for making the carding teeth used in the textiles in...
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Oliver Evans
Oliver Evans
Oliver Evans