# Philip Vaughan

> Philip Vaughan was a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who patented the first design for a ball bearing in 1794. Vaughan's patent described how iron balls could be placed between the wheel and the axle of a carriage. The balls let the carriage wheels rotate freely by reducing friction.

*Welsh inventor and ironmaster*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1757
- **Died:** 1824
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Philip Vaughan was a Welsh inventor and ironmaster who patented the first design for a ball bearing in 1794. Vaughan's patent described how iron balls could be placed between the wheel and the axle of a carriage. The balls let the carriage wheels rotate freely by reducing friction.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 43.7
- **Momentum:** 5.4

## Sources
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- [Philip Vaughan](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Vaughan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2086499)

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