Timken, Henry

(1831–1909) inventor; born in Bremen, Germany. He came to America as a child and, disliking life on a Missouri farm, learned the wagonmaker's trade. By 1855 he had established his own carriage-making business in St. Louis. Most of his patents were for carriage improvements, including the "Timken spring" that made his fortune. He also invented and gave his name to a tapered roller bearing. He continued in the carriage business until 1897, when he retired to California.

单词	timken, henry
释义	Timken, Henry Timken, Henry (1831–1909) inventor; born in Bremen, Germany. He came to America as a child and, disliking life on a Missouri farm, learned the wagonmaker's trade. By 1855 he had established his own carriage-making business in St. Louis. Most of his patents were for carriage improvements, including the "Timken spring" that made his fortune. He also invented and gave his name to a tapered roller bearing. He continued in the carriage business until 1897, when he retired to California.
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