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John Wesley Hyatt

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Gender Male
Death103 years ago
Date of birth November 28,1837
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Starkey
New York
United States
Date of died May 10,1920
DiedShort Hills
Millburn
New Jersey
United States
Place of burialBunhill Fields Burial Ground, London, United Kingdom
FoundedHyatt Roller Bearing Company
Albany Billiard Ball Company
Job Engineer
Entrepreneur
Inventor
Chemist
Awards Perkin Medal
NationalityAmerican
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John Wesley Hyatt Life story


John Wesley Hyatt was an American inventor. He is mainly known for simplifying the production of celluloid. Hyatt, a Perkin Medal recipient, is included in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He had nearly 238 patents to his credit, including improvements to sugar cane mills and water filtration devices.

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