Amos Whitney
Amos Whitney was born in Biddeford, Maine. At age 13, he was apprenticed to the Essex Machine Company of Lawrence, Massachusetts. After a year as a journeyman, he came to…
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Born in Vermont, Francis Pratt’s family moved to Lowell, Massachusetts when he was 8 years old. When old enough, he apprenticed to Warren Aldrich to learn the machinist’s trade. In…
Read MoreGeorge A. Long
George A. Long attended the Arsenal School at Hartford and then Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University. He left Yale after only a few months however to become an apprentice…
Read MoreWilliam Gray
William Gray enjoyed tinkering at an early age. He apprenticed at a machine shop before working at Pratt & Whitney. While at Pratt & Whitney, he came up with several…
Read MoreEdson F. Gallaudet
Edson F. Gallaudet received his B.A. from Yale University and his PhD in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He worked at Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company for a year.…
Read MoreSamuel Colt
Inventor and industrialist, Samuel Colt was the founder of Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. He is recognized for the improvement and mass production of the revolver. Early Life Colt…
Read MoreGeorge J. Capewell
Born in England, George J. Capewell moved to the United States as a child. He went to work at the age of 15. He worked at Scoville in Waterbury and…
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