Isaac Babbitt

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Isaac Babbitt
Babbitt metal, that is used extensively in engine bearings today.[1]

Babbitt was a goldsmith by trade, who experimented with metal

Babbitt metal, an alloy of four parts copper, eight of antimony, and twenty-four of Banca tin, used for reducing the friction of axles in heavy machinery.[2] For this invention he received in 1841 a gold medal from the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
, and afterward the United States Congress granted him $20,000. He subsequently patented this material in England (1844) and in Russia (1847). For some time, he devoted his attention to the production of the metal, and he was also engaged in the manufacture of soap.

He died in Somerville, Mass., May 26, 1862.[2]

Patents

  • "A Mode of Making Boxes for Axles and Gudgeons", U.S. Patent 1252, July 17, 1839 [1]
  • "Metallic Hones for Sharpening Razors", U.S. Patent No. 10,5254, May 23, 1854

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-671-62130-8. Archived from the original
    on 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Babbitt, Isaac" . The Biographical Dictionary of America . Vol. 1. 1906. p. 171 – via Wikisource.
  • "Isaac Babbitt", Appletons Encyclopedia
  • "Isaac Babbitt", Encyclopaedia Britannica


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