amos whitney

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In 1860, with Francis Pratt, he founded the firm of Pratt & Whitney, originally to manufacture thread spoolers. It later diversified into the manufacture of innovative designs of guns, cannons, sewing machines, and typesetting machines; instruments for measurement developed there proved of great value to science and industry. Today a separate company, formed from the toolworks in 1925, produces aircraft engines and space-propulsion systems as part of the United Technologies Corporation
born Oct. 8, 1832, Biddeford, Maine, U.S. died Aug. 5, 1928, Portland, Maine U.S. manufacturer. He was apprenticed at age
amos whitney

    Hyphenation

    A·mos Whit·ney

    Turkish pronunciation

    eymıs hwîtni

    Pronunciation

    /ˈāməs ˈhwətnē/ /ˈeɪməs ˈhwɪtniː/
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