Isaac Babbitt [SEP] place of death
Isaac Babbitt
Isaac Babbitt (July 26, 1799 in Taunton, Massachusetts – May 26, 1862 in Somerville, Massachusetts) was an American inventor; in 1839 he invented a bearing made of a low-friction tin-based metal alloy, Babbitt metal, that is used extensively in engine bearings today.
Babbitt was a goldsmith by trade, who experimented with metal alloys. In 1824 he made the first Britannia metal manufactured in the United States, from which he sold table wares as Babbitt, Crossman & Company.
characterized by its resistance to galling. Babbitt is most commonly used as a thin surface layer in a complex, multi-metal structure, but its original use was as a cast-in-place bulk bearing material. Babbitt metal was invented in 1839 for use in steam engines by American goldsmith Isaac Babbitt in Taunton, Massachusetts.
1840 Howe truss
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