About Stephen Wilcox
Lived 1830 – 1893 (aged 63). Stephen Wilcox was an American inventor and engineer.
Stephen Wilcox, Jr. (February 12, 1830 – November 27, 1893) was an American inventor, best known as the co-inventor (with George Herman Babcock) of the water-tube boiler. They went on to found the Babcock & Wilcox Company. He was born in Westerly, Rhode Island. and died in November 1893 at age 63 in Rhode Island. He is the namesake of Wilcox Park.
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Who was Stephen Wilcox?
American inventor (1830–1893)
When was Stephen Wilcox born?
Stephen Wilcox was born on 12 February 1830 in Westerly.
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Stephen Wilcox died on 27 November 1893.
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Stephen Wilcox was an inventor and engineer.
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Stephen Wilcox was American.
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