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Oliver Evans

1755 - 1819

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Oliver Evans (September 13, 1755 – April 15, 1819) was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman born in rural Delaware and later rooted commercially in Philadelphia. He was one of the first Americans to build steam engines and an advocate of high-pressure steam (as opposed to low-pressure steam). A pioneer in the fields of automation, materials handling and steam power, Evans was one of the most prolific and influential inventors in the early years of the United States. He left behind a long series of accomplishments, most notably designing and building the first fully automated industrial process, the first high-pressure steam engine, first vapor compression refrigeration and the first (albeit crude) amphibious vehicle and American automobile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Evans is the 388th most popular inventor (down from 349th in 2019), the 10,114th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,670th in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Inventor.

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Among inventors, Oliver Evans ranks 388 out of 426. Before him are Barnes Wallis, Johan Vaaler, George Stibitz, George Beauchamp, Robin Li, and William Friese-Greene. After him are Gary Fisher, Yvonne Brill, Dean Kamen, Bette Nesmith Graham, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, and Lewis Howard Latimer.

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Among people born in 1755, Oliver Evans ranks 50. Before him are Narayan Rao, Thomas Hardwicke, William Bradford, Abol-Fath Khan Zand, Johann Christoph Wendland, and Nathan Hale. After him are Rufus King, and Nicholas Gilman. Among people deceased in 1819, Oliver Evans ranks 34. Before him are Hannah Van Buren, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Oliver Hazard Perry, John Jeffries, Mary Moser, and John Langdon. After him are William Samuel Johnson, and Caleb Strong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oliver Evans ranks 10,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicholas Colasanto (1924), George Mostow (1923), Elwyn Berlekamp (1940), Gary L. Francione (1954), Marcia Strassman (1948), and George Hearst (1820). After him are Corine Mauch (1960), Clarence Hudson White (1871), Jon Heidenreich (1972), Regina Hall (1970), Morten Lauridsen (1943), and Julie Strain (1962).

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Among inventors born in United States, Oliver Evans ranks 106. Before him are Henry J. Kaiser (1882), Robert S. Langer (1948), Charles Darrow (1889), Frank Piasecki (1919), George Stibitz (1904), and George Beauchamp (1899). After him are Gary Fisher (1950), Dean Kamen (1951), Bette Nesmith Graham (1924), Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860), Lewis Howard Latimer (1848), and Jerry Lawson (1940).

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