James Hartness

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American engineer and Vermont politician (1861-1934)

United States ScientistsLived 1861 to 1934 · aged 72

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James Hartness was an American business executive, inventor, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, amateur astronomer, and politician who served as the 58th governor of Vermont from 1921 to 1923.

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Hartness 3x36 flat turret lathe with cross sliding head, equipped for bar work.[5]

James Hartness with his most successful invention, the flat turret lathe, c. 1920. Jones & Lamson publicity photo.

Bar work - Pieces made by a turret lathe from a long bar of stock.[5]

Patent drawings for Hartness screw-thread optical comparator.

James Hartness with Charles Lindbergh at Springfield, Vermont's airport in July, 1927. Image courtesy of Springfield Art & Historical Society.

Crowd attending celebration of Charles Lindbergh's arrival at Springfield, Vermont's airport in July, 1927. Image courtesy of Springfield Art & Historical Society.

Hartness's Equatorial-Plane Turret Telescope located at his home in Springfield, Vermont, c. 1912.

Awards 2

1920John Scott Award

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Connected to James 6

Clark Blanchard MillikanAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Daniel McFarlan MooreAlso won John Scott Award

Te-Tzu ChangAlso won John Scott Award

Sherman FairchildAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Harry Julian AllenAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Arthur WehneltAlso won John Scott Award

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