-
1 Holly, Birdsill
SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering[br]b. Auburn, New York, USAd. 27 April 1894 Lockport, New York, USA[br]American inventor of water-pumping machinery and a steam heating system.[br]Holly was educated in mechanics and millwrighting work. He was an indefatigable inventor and took out over 150 patents for his ideas. He became Superintendent and later Proprietor of a millwrighting shop in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Then at Seneca Falls, New York, he began manufacturing hydraulic machinery with the firm of Silsby, Race \& Holly. He made the Silsby fire-engine famous through his invention in 1852 of a rotary pump which was later developed into a steam fire pump. In 1866 he introduced at Lockport, New York, a pressurized water-supply system using a pump rather than an elevated reservoir or standpipe. While this installation at Lockport was powered by a water-wheel, a second one in Dunkirk, New York, used steam-driven pumps, which had a significant effect on the history of steam pumping engines.[br]Further ReadingObituary, 1894, Engineering Record 29.Obituary, 1894, Iron Age 53.I.McNeil (ed.), 1990, An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology, London: Routledge (mentions his work on water supply).RLH -
2 Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering
See also: INDEX BY SUBJECT AREA[br]Clement, JosephDu ShiDu YuGongshu PanLi BingMa JunMurdock, WilliamSomerset, EdwardBiographical history of technology > Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering
См. также в других словарях:
Birdsill Holly — (November 8, 1820 April 27 1894) was an inventor. Holly was born in Auburn, New York. He spent his early years in Seneca Falls, New York, a major center of water powered industries. His first patented invention was a rotary water pump.He left… … Wikipedia
Fire hydrant — in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the late 19th century were called Johnnies[ … Wikipedia
Lockport (city), New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Lockport, New York settlement type = City nickname = The Lock City motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin… … Wikipedia
Thomas T. Flagler — Thomas Thorn Flagler (October 12, 1811 September 6, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Pleasant Valley, New York, Flagler attended the local schools.He learned the printer s trade and became one of the owners and publishers of… … Wikipedia
Auburn, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Auburn, New York settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize = mapsize … Wikipedia
Upstate New York — The standard definition of Upstate New Yorklegend|lime|North Country and Adirondacks, often referred to as the true upstate by localsUpstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a… … Wikipedia
District heating — Biomass fired district heating power plant in Mödling, Austria … Wikipedia
Auburn (New York) — Dieser Artikel wurde aufgrund von inhaltlichen Mängeln auf der Qualitätssicherungsseite des Projektes USA eingetragen. Hilf mit, die Qualität dieses Artikels auf ein akzeptables Niveau zu bringen, und beteilige dich an der Diskussion! … Deutsch Wikipedia
National Inventors Hall Of Fame — Le National Inventors Hall of Fame est une organisation qui honore les réalisations des inventeurs, peu importe leur nationalité, pour peu que celles ci soient remarquables. Pour y être admis, de son vivant ou à titre posthume, il faut posséder… … Wikipédia en Français
National Inventors Hall of Fame — 41°04′43.23″N 81°31′01.10″O / 41.078675, 81.5169722 … Wikipédia en Français
National inventors hall of fame — Le National Inventors Hall of Fame est une organisation qui honore les réalisations des inventeurs, peu importe leur nationalité, pour peu que celles ci soient remarquables. Pour y être admis, de son vivant ou à titre posthume, il faut posséder… … Wikipédia en Français
