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Tainter can refer to:
People
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Charles Sumner Tainter
Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 – April 20, 1940) was an American scientific instrument maker, engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, Alexander's father-in-law Gardiner Hubba ...
(1854-1940), engineer and inventor
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Jeremiah Burnham Tainter (1836-1920), engineer
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Joseph Tainter
Joseph Anthony Tainter (born December 8, 1949) is an American anthropologist and historian.
Biography
Tainter studied anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1975. he hol ...
(born 1949), anthropologist and historian
Places in the United States
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Tainter, Wisconsin, a town
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Tainter Lake, Wisconsin a census-designated place
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Tainter Lake (Dunn County, Wisconsin), a reservoir
Other
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Tainter gate
The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow. It is named for its inventor, the Wisconsin structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter.
Tainter, an employee of the lumber firm Knapp, ...
on a dam
See also
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Taintor, a surname
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