1766 - 1849
Jacob Perkins American Scientist
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Details
| First Name |
Jacob
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| Last Name |
Perkins
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| Birthday |
9th July, 1766
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| Birthplace |
Newburyport, Massachusetts
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| Died |
30th July, 1849
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| Place of Death |
London, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Inventor, mechanical engineer, physicist
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Jacob Perkins (9 July 1766 – 30 July 1849) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Perkins was apprenticed to a goldsmith. He soon made himself known with a variety of useful mechanical inventions and eventually had twenty-one American and nineteen English patents. He is known as the father of the refrigerator. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1813.
