Thomas Robins (inventor)
Thomas Robins Jr. ( September 1, 1868 in West Point - November 4, 1957 ) was an American inventor and entrepreneur.
Life
Robins graduated from Princeton University .
In 1891 he began developing a conveyor belt to transport coal and ore for Thomas Edison and his Edison Ore-Milling Company in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. His conveyor belt won top prizes at the 1900 Paris World's Fair and first prizes at the Pan-American Exposition and the Saint Louis Exposition.
Based on his invention, he founded the Robins Conveying Belt Company and the Robins New Conveyor Company (now ThyssenKrupp Robins ). In 1915, Robins was appointed one of the founding members of the Naval Consulting Board .
Web links
Wikisource: Thomas Robins - Sources and full texts (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robin's History . ThyssenKrupp . Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Robins, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robins, Thomas junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor and manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Point |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4th 1957 |