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Andrew Jackson Beard

American inventor · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1849 to 1921 · aged 72

Andrew Jackson Beard was a black inventor, who introduced five improvements to the automatic railroad car coupler in 1897 and 1899, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio in 2006 for this achievement.

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National Inventors Hall of Fame2006

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1849 to 1921 · aged 72