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Oliver EvansOliver Evans was the third person to be granted a patent in the United States, for flour-milling inventions, in 1790. He subsequently invented an improved steam engine and a steam-powered dredger.
William MurdockWilliam Murdock began his career making improvements to the Watt steam engine, and then developed the world's first steam carriage. The invention for which he is best known, however, is the use of coal gas for lighting purposes.
Alexander ParkesAlexander Parkes patented the first man-made plastic in 1855. By the time of his death he held over 80 patents for processes and products related to electroplating, rubber, and plastics.
George WestinghouseGeorge Westinghouse first gained fame for the railroad air brake, which he patented in 1869. In 1886 he founded the Westinghouse Electric Company in order to commercialize alternating current as the standard for electrical transmission.
 
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