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Nephew of [[Robert L. Stevens]] | Nephew of [[Robert L. Stevens]] | ||
Inventor of the Stevens cut-off and valve gear for marine beam engines | 1839 Inventor of the Stevens cut-off and valve gear for marine beam engines | ||
1840 The Stevens cut-off was first applied on the engine of the steamboat ''Albany''; also applied on the ''Columbus'' owned by his uncle Robert. | |||
1841 Gained a patent for this device. Francis sold a half share in the patent to his father, [[James A. Stevens]]. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* The Engineer 1898/10/28 | |||
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Revision as of 12:31, 6 November 2015
Nephew of Robert L. Stevens
1839 Inventor of the Stevens cut-off and valve gear for marine beam engines
1840 The Stevens cut-off was first applied on the engine of the steamboat Albany; also applied on the Columbus owned by his uncle Robert.
1841 Gained a patent for this device. Francis sold a half share in the patent to his father, James A. Stevens.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- The Engineer 1898/10/28