George Herman Babcock

American inventor (1832–1893)

George Herman Babcock (June 17, 1832 – December 16, 1893) was an American inventor. He and Stephen Wilcox co-invented a safer water tube steam boiler, and founded the Babcock & Wilcox boiler company.²

From Wikipedia’s article on George Herman Babcock (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 17, 1832, died Dec 16, 1893.¹

Companies

Babcock InternationalFounder¹⁴
Babcock & WilcoxFounder¹⁵

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, inventor.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Babcock International³
Date not recordedFounded Babcock & Wilcox⁴

Personal life

BornJun 17, 1832, Unadilla Forks^{6 7}
DiedDec 16, 1893, Plainfield^{8 9}
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰
SpouseLucy Adelia Stillman¹¹

Awards

1997National Inventors Hall of Fame^{12 13}

Links

Sources

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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock on Wikidata
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WikipediaGeorge Herman Babcock on Wikipedia
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: Founded Babcock International, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: Founded Babcock & Wilcox, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by Chicago Tribune
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataGeorge Herman Babcock: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataBabcock International, Founder
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WikidataBabcock & Wilcox, Founder