Tabitha Babbitt
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Born | Sarah Babbitt December 9, 1779 inventor |
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Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - 10 December 1853) was a
Personal life
Babbitt was born on December 9 1779 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, the daughter of Seth and Elizabeth Babbitt.[1] On August 12, 1793,[1] aged 13, she became a member of the Shakers at the Harvard Shaker community in Massachusetts.[2] In December 1853, Babbitt died in Harvard, Massachusetts.[3]
Career
Toolmaker and inventor
Babbitt is credited with inventing the first circular saw for use in a
Babbitt is also credited with inventing a process for the manufacture of false teeth and an improved spinning wheel head.
Legacy
The inventor Sam Asano cited Babbitt in 2015, alongside Benjamin Franklin, to argue that the National Inventors Hall of Fame inclusion criteria are flawed. The Inventors Hall requires proof of patent and because neither Babbitt nor Franklin filed patents, they are not included in the list.[9]
See also
- Babbitt metalalloy for bearings
- Shaker furniture
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-58465-850-4. p. 181, 184.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6255-5. p. 104.
- ^ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
- ^ The History of Hardware Tools
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56158-357-7. p. 12.
- ^ a b Clara Endicott Sears. Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals. Houghton Mifflin; 1916. p. 275.
- JSTOR 43460291.
- ^ Stanley, Autumn, Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised History of Invention (Metuchen, NJ and London: Scarecrow Press, 1993), 259, 472, 500.
- ^ Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-22.