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William Smith Otis (September 20, 1813 – November 13, 1839) was an American inventor of the steam shovel. Otis received a patent for his creation on February 24, 1839.
- Inventor of the steam shovel
- September 20, 1813, Pelham, Massachusetts, U.S.
- American
- Elisha Otis (Cousin)
William Smith Otis. (1813-1839) 2012 Inductee from Mining's Past. American inventor of the steam shovel. Born in Pelham Massachusetts in 1813 and cousin of the famed Elisha Otis of elevator fame, William Smith Otis was drawn at an early age to earthworks and mechanics.
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By the 1800s, inventors were taking advantage of steam energy to power all types of mechanical devices. One such brilliant inventor was William Otis, who designed a machine to dig faster and more efficiently than the teams of men employed for railroad-building projects.
William "Bill" G. Otis (born July 27, 1946) is an adjunct law professor and former federal prosecutor who served as Special Counsel to President George H. W. Bush.
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Bill Otis is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University, a one-time federal prosecutor, and a former Special White House Counsel for President George H. W. Bush.
William Otis patented the first steam shovel in 1839. While good at gorging and gouging earthbanks, railroad shovels were poor at taking a polite scoop on level ground.
