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  • Oliver Evans

    American inventor

    Oliver Evans

    "Oliver Evans, the Watt of America"
    Original portrait caption

    Born(1755-09-13)September 13, 1755

    Newport, Delaware Colony

    DiedApril 15, 1819(1819-04-15) (aged 63)

    New York City, New York, USA

    NationalityAmerican
    Occupation(s)Inventor, engineer
    Spouses

    Sarah Tomlinson

    (m. 1783⁠–⁠1816)​

    Hetty Ward

    (m. 1818⁠–⁠1819)​
    Children7

    Oliver Evans (September 13, 1755 – April 15, 1819) was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman born in rural Delaware and later rooted commercially in Philadelphia.

    He was one of the first Americans to build steam engines and an advocate of high-pressure steam (as opposed to low-pressure steam). A pioneer in the fields of automation, materials handling and steam power, Evans was one of the most prolific and influential invent