Henry Rossiter Worthington

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Henry Rossiter Worthington was a 19th-century American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering improvements in steam pumping technology and helping to establish mechanical engineering as a formal profession.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American engineer
American inventor
engineer
human
inventor
birthDate 1817-12-17
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1880-12-17
educatedIn New York City
employer Worthington Pump Works
era 19th century
familyName Worthington
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering
pumping technology
steam engineering
founded H. R. Worthington company
Worthington Pump Works
gender male
givenName Henry
hasInfluenceOn design of high-pressure pumping systems
standardization of mechanical engineering practice
hasNotableWork Worthington direct-acting steam pump
Worthington duplex steam pump
hasPatentOn direct-acting steam pump
improvements in steam pumping engines
hasRole industrial innovator
pioneer of steam pumping technology
industry pumping equipment industry
influenced development of municipal waterworks
industrial pumping practices
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Society of Mechanical Engineers
notableFor contributions to municipal water supply pumping systems
development of direct-acting steam pumps
early leadership in professional engineering organizations
helping to establish mechanical engineering as a formal profession
innovations that improved reliability of steam pumps
pioneering improvements in steam pumping technology
occupation businessperson
engineer
inventor
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
residence New York City
workLocation New York City
United States

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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