Hubert Cecil Booth

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1871 – 1955

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Who was Hubert Cecil Booth?

Hubert Cecil Booth was a British engineer who invented the first powered vacuum cleaner.

He also designed Ferris wheels, suspension bridges and factories. Later he became Chairman and Managing Director of the British Vacuum Cleaner and Engineering Co.

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Born
Jul 4, 1871
Gloucester
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Gloucester College, Oxford
Died
Jan 18, 1955
Croydon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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