Seth Boyden

Seth Boyden (November 17, 1788 – March 31, 1870) was an American inventor. He is considered by some to be the greatest of his time. Image File history File links Seth_Boyden_photograph. ... Image File history File links Seth_Boyden_photograph. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

A New England native (born in Foxboro, Massachusetts) who moved to Newark, New Jersey, Boyden perfected the process for making patent leather, created malleable iron, invented a nail-making machine, and built his own steamboat. He is also credited with having invented a cut off switch for steam engines and a method for producing zinc from ore. At the time of his death, he told friends that he had, even at that time, enough experiments on hand to last two whole lifetimes.^[1] First Flag of New England, 1686-c. ... Foxborough (or Foxboro) is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boston. ... Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... Patent leather is leather that has been given a high gloss finish. ... Malleability is a physical property of metals and metal alloys, or generally of any kind of matter. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... A pile of nails Nails This article is about nails as used in engineering. ... It has been suggested that paddle steamers be merged into this article or section. ...

Boyden began his work with malleable iron in 1820, when he was 32 years old. From observing the behavior of iron that stuck to the walls of his grandfather's forge, he had developed a theory about the heat treatment of iron. He completed his research in 1826, and won an award from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia two years later.

Boyden never patented his inventions, preferring instead to take individual contracts and to build and sell off businesses. He did make large sums from this, but not enough to support his research and to provide for his old age.^[2] During the last 15 years of his life, Boyden lived in near-poverty in Hilton, New Jersey (now Maplewood, New Jersey) and developed a hybrid strawberry known as the Hilton strawberry. A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... This article or section may contain external links added only to promote a website, product or service — otherwise known as spam. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... Map of Maplewood Township in Essex County Maplewood is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ... Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. ...

He was the brother of Uriah A. Boyden. Uriah Atherton Boyden (February 17, 1804 – October 17, 1879) was a Boston inventor and mechanical engineer. ...

References

1. ↑ "Birthday Banquet Recalls Genius," Nation's Business, April 1926, pg. 70
2. ↑ "Birthday Banquet Recalls Genius," Nation's Business, April 1926, pg. 70

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