Jacob Perkins

Scientist, Author

1766 – 1849

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Who was Jacob Perkins?

Jacob Perkins 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.

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Born
Jul 9, 1766
Newburyport
Nationality
  • United States of America
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Died
Jul 30, 1849
London
Resting place
Kensal Green Cemetery

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on July 23, 2013

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