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  1. Jacob Perkins (July 9, 1766 – July 30, 1849) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist based in the United Kingdom. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts , Perkins was apprenticed to a goldsmith .

  2. Jacob Perkins (born July 9, 1766, Newburyport, Mass. [U.S.]—died July 30, 1849, London, Eng.) was an American inventor who produced successful innovations in many fields. About 1790 Perkins built a machine to cut and head nails in one operation, but the plant he opened to exploit it was ruined by an extended lawsuit over the invention.

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  3. Learn about Jacob Perkins, the inventor of the bathometer, the pleometer, and the refrigerator. He also made anti-forgery banknotes and stamps for England and other countries.

  4. Learn about Jacob Perkins, an American inventor who patented the first vapor-compression refrigeration cycle in 1835. He also made coins, nails, steel plates, banknotes, and a steam gun.

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    Jun 12, 2012 · Learn about Jacob Perkins, a self-taught inventor who designed a nail-making machine, a banknote engraving system, a steam gun, and a refrigeration cycle. He also established the National Gallery of Practical Science in London.

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  7. Feb 8, 2017 · Jacob Perkins, who worked with Evans, received a patent for a vapor-compression cycle using liquid ammonia in 1835, according to History of Refrigeration. For that, he is sometimes called the ...

  8. Jacob Perkins Invents Steel Engraving. In 1792 American inventor Jacob Perkins invented steel engraving for the process of banknote printing. In America Perkins was unable to commercialize the process successfully. Motivated by a £20,000 prize offered by the British government for development of unforgable banknotes, in 1818 Perkins moved to ...

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