John Brislin
Deceased Person
1838 –
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Who is John Brislin?
John Brislin was an American inventor who invented moveable rolling table used for rolling large steel beams. These tables were a source of Andrew Carnegie's and U.S. Steel's fortunes. Brislin sued Carnegie on patent infringement, originally won and then the verdict was overturned on a technicality. Brislin went blind, lost his job as a janitor, and died in complete poverty.
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