Frederick Webster Howe (28 August 1822 – 25 April 1891) was an American

machine tool A machine tool is a machine for handling or machining metal or other rigid materials, usually by cutting, Boring (manufacturing), boring, grinding (abrasive cutting), grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformations. Machine tools employ some s ...

innovator and inventor. He was described as 'the

Henry Maudslay Henry Maudslay ( pronunciation and spelling) (22 August 1771 – 14 February 1831) was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology. His inventions were a ...

of America' in recognition of his innovations.

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19th-century American inventors 1822 births 1891 deaths {{US-inventor-stub