George Herman Babcock | |
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Born | Unadilla Forks, New York, US | June 17, 1832
Died | December 16, 1893 | (aged 61)
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Significant advance | Co-inventor of an improved safety water tube boiler |
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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.