# Thaddeus Fairbanks

> Thaddeus Fairbanks was an American businessman, mechanic, and engineer. He invented furnaces, cooking stoves, cast iron steel plows, and other metal items related to farming. He invented and manufactured the first platform scale, the Fairbanks scale, that allowed the accurate weighing of large objects. His scales revolutionized farming and manufacturing and were sold worldwide, and he received numerous honors and awards for his development of the technology. Fairbanks was also a philanthropist, and was a co-founder of the St. Johnsbury Academy.

*American inventor (1796–1886)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1796-01-17
- **Died:** 1886-04-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.6 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
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