Samuel Neal McClean
Samuel Neal McClean (born January 7, 1857 in Columbus City , Iowa , † May 30, 1930 in Cleveland ) was an American inventor .
Life
McClean graduated from the University of Iowa in 1885 as a doctor of medicine and practiced as a doctor in Washington (Iowa) until 1896. He then devoted himself to inventions, mainly in weapons technology . Over the years he has received over 150 patents in this area, but also on spark plugs , washing machines and ironers .
In 1900 he founded the McClean Arms & Ordnance Company in Cleveland. With great financial outlay, he tried to construct a water-cooled machine gun . When he got into financial trouble, he was forced to sell his company but remained the general manager . From 1908 to 1910 he worked with the US Army officer Ormond Mitchell Lissak , but the machine gun failed in attempts by the US Navy . Finally, in 1910, McClean's patents were transferred from his sponsors to the newly formed Automatic Arms Company . Based on preliminary work by McClean, the Automatic Arms Company , headed by Isaac Newton Lewis, developed the air-cooled Lewis machine gun , which was produced in large numbers during World War I. In 1920 McClean took legal action against the transfer of his patents, but lost the case.
From 1910 until his death, McClean worked in the innovation department at the automobile manufacturer General Motors . McClean was married with two children.
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- ↑ The National cyclopædia of American biography, Volume 26 , New York 1937, James T. White & Company, pp. 37–38 [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McClean, Samuel Neal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus City , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1930 |
| Place of death | Cleveland |