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Cyrus Hall McCormick (February 15, 1809 – May 13, 1884) was an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902.
Mar 22, 2024 · Cyrus McCormick, American industrialist and inventor who is generally credited with the development of the mechanical reaper. His invention embodied the principles essential to all subsequent grain-cutting machines and was useful in reducing the labor costs associated with grain harvesting.
Cyrus Hall McCormick was born in 1809. He grew up on his family's 532-acre farm, "Walnut Grove", which was located north of Lexington, Virginia. As a boy, McCormick had a talent for both agriculture and inventing. At the age of 15, he invented a lightweight cradle for carting harvested grain (1824).
Jul 28, 2019 · Cyrus McCormick (February 15, 1809–May 13, 1884), a Virginia blacksmith, invented the mechanical reaper in 1831. Essentially a horse-drawn machine that harvested wheat, it was one of the most important inventions in the history of farm innovation.
Cyrus Hall McCormick, (born Feb. 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Va., U.S.—died May 13, 1884, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. industrialist and inventor. He is generally credited with the development (from 1831) of the mechanical reaper, which revolutionized the harvesting of grain.
An American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and won the Gold Medal at London's World's Fair in the Crystal Palace.
May 29, 2018 · People. Science and Technology. Technology: Biographies. Cyrus Hall McCormick. Mccormick, Cyrus Hall. views 1,226,390 updated May 29 2018. MCCORMICK, CYRUS HALL. Born in Virginia on February 15, 1809, Cyrus McCormick (1805 – 1884) obtained a grammar school education and assisted his father in the operation of a 1,200-acre grain and livestock farm.
