Simon Ingersoll

Simon Ingersoll American Inventor

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First Name Simon
Last Name Ingersoll
Birthday 3rd March, 1818
Birthplace Stanwich,Connecticut
Died 24th July, 1894
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Nationality American
Occupation Inventor

Simon Ingersoll (March 3, 1818 – July 24, 1894) was an American inventor who created the steam-powered percussion rock drill, which replaced the hand drill and was a major advancement in the mining and construction industries. The drill vastly increased efficiency. However, despite lower labor costs, there was no recorded upturn in unemployment. Instead, workers were assigned to more meaningful tasks.

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