About Isaac Babbitt

Isaac Babbitt was an American inventor. In 1839, he invented a bearing made of a low-friction tin-based metal alloy, Babbitt metal, that is used extensively in engine bearings today.

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Occupation: inventor, engineer, businessperson
Citizenship: United States
Born: July 26, 1799
Died: May 26, 1862

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Isaac Babbitt

American goldsmith (1799-1862)

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