Chester Greenwood List Of Inventions
Although he is regarded as the originator of the modern day earmuff like so many other inventions and innovations chester greenwood wasn t necessarily the first to make them.
Chester greenwood list of inventions. Chester went on to invent many other things. In 1997 the state of maine named december 21 the first day of winter as chester greenwood day. He invented but did not patent an umbrella holder for mail carriers. Greenwood who first had the idea for this improvement in ear mufflers as the patent documents describe it at the age of 15 turned chilly ears into a business.
Maine native and lifelong inventor chester greenwood helped to alleviate one of the most persistent of discomforts associated with brutal winter weather with his invention of earmuffs in 1873. He concocted the idea while ice skating asking his grandmother to sew fur between loops of wire. Co inventor of the transistor with brattain and schockley vladimir barmin 1909 1993 russia first rocket launch complex spaceport anthony r. Chester greenwood was born in farmington maine in 1858.
Born in farmington maine on december 8 1858 greenwood was one of six children and was raised on his family s farm. After patenting the design he went on to manufacture them providing employment in the farmington area for 60 years. Greenwood invented and patented earmuffs in 1873. During world war i he made a lot of money selling earmuffs to american soldiers.
These include a wide bottom tea pot a rake with steel teeth and a machine that drills holes in wood. It s a story about the myth of chester greenwood. After wrapping his head in a scarf which was too bulky and itchy. Chester s invention helped them protect their ears.
John bardeen 1908 1991 u s. There are many places named chester and all of them primarily speak english. Greenwood also patented a tea kettle a variation of the steel toothed rake an advertising matchbox and a machine used to produce wooden spools for wire and thread. Although he is best known for inventing ear warmers chester also patented many other inventions.
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