Samuel T. Wellman

Engineer, Inventor

1847 – 1919

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Who was Samuel T. Wellman?

Samuel Thomas Wellman, was an American steel industry pioneer, industrialist, and prolific inventor. Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel described Samuel T. Wellman as "the man who did more than any other living person in the development of steel". Wellman was a close friend of electrical pioneer George Westinghouse, and he was also president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 1901 to 1902.

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Born
Feb 5, 1847
Wareham
Also known as
  • Samuel Wellman
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Norwich University
Lived in
  • Cleveland
Died
Jul 11, 1919
Cleveland

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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