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Nathan Read | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
| In office November 25, 1800 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Sewall |
| Succeeded by | Seth Hastings |
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| Born | July 2, 1759 Western, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Warren, Massachusetts) |
| Died | January 20, 1849 (aged 89) Belfast, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Nathan Read (July 2, 1759 – January 20, 1849) was an American engineer and steam pioneer.
Nathan Read was the true inventor of the high-pressure steam engine in 1789, this was twelve years before the steam-engine was known to be used in the form of a high-pressure engine, and led a great revolution in steam power to navigation and land-transport.