Inventor Name
Evans, Oliver
Repository
University of Michigan
Special Collections Library
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 4809-1205
734-764-9377
http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/
Physical Description
75 items
Summary
Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was perhaps the most talented of Philadelphia's early 19th century mechanicians. He produced two major innovations, the automated flour mill and the high-pressure, non-condensing steam engine, and experimented with or anticipated others, including four-cycle mechanical refrigeration, central heating, the steam wagon, the machine gun, and a perpetual baking oven. Papers include letters and papers chiefly relating to steam engines and their application to various problems.