Francis Ashbury Pratt (February 15, 1827 – February 10, 1902) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, and co-founder of Pratt & Whitney. Pratt...
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Francis Pratt may refer to: Francis A. Pratt, engineer Francis Pratt (baseball) Frank Pratt (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles about...
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Pratt & Whitney is an American aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon Technologies)...
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high-precision measuring instruments and systems. The Pratt & Whitney Company was founded in 1860 by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney, with headquarters in Hartford...
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Court Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956), historian and science fiction/fantasy author Francis A. Pratt (1827–1902), American engineer, of the Pratt & Whitney aircraft...
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Hartford, Connecticut, and worked at the Colt Armory. At Colt, he met Francis A. Pratt who soon left to become superintendent at the Phoenix Iron Works and...
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Sir Francis Pratt Winter, CMG (23 February 1848 – 29 March 1919) was chief judicial officer of British New Guinea. He was knighted by letters patent in...
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Benjamin Franklin Pearson Francis A. Pratt Benno C. Schmidt Sr. David O. Selznick Kenneth A. Spencer Charles Shipman Payson Sherman Pratt Thomas Fortune Ryan...
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and improved by the Robbins and Lawrence Company of Vermont and by Francis A. Pratt of the George S. Lincoln company in Hartford, Connecticut. The improved...
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devising), many built by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney, who would found the original Pratt & Whitney tool building firm a few years later. For example...
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Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica...
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milling machine development during this era included Frederick W. Howe, Francis A. Pratt, Elisha K. Root, and others. (These same men during the same era were...
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weapon was presented by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney. The weapon fired a total of 10,000 rounds during the test, taking a total elapsed time of 27...
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Christianity portal John Francis Isaac Pratt (30 June 1913 – 3 March 1992) was an Anglican priest. He was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, and educated...
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Stone of Robbins & Lawrence; J.R. Brown of Brown & Sharpe; and Francis A. Pratt of Pratt & Whitney. Various designers at these and other firms later made...
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manufacturing efforts of the next half century. Prominent examples included Francis A. Pratt, Amos Whitney, Henry Leland, Edward Bullard, Worcester R. Warner, Charles...
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lawyer, fur trapper, merchant Francis A. Pratt (1827–1902), Connecticut mechanical engineer, inventor, and founder of Pratt & Whitney "2016 U.S. Gazetteer...
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Hartford, Connecticut (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Encyclopedia Americana with a Wikisource reference)
the 20th century. The Pratt & Whitney Company was founded in Hartford in 1860 by Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney. They built a substantial factory in...
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List of companies named after people (section A)
Peralta Prada – Mario Prada Pramac d'Antin – Luis d'Antin Pratt & Whitney – Francis A. Pratt, Amos Whitney Pressman Toy Corporation – Jack Pressman...
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Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (category Articles with a promotional tone from January 2014)
Connecticut, formed a group to discuss technical and scientific issues of the day. This group, the Polytechnic Club, included Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney...
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Economy of the Confederate States of America (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
John L. Porter Francis A. Pratt William T. Sutherlin Before the war the South had a good system of transportation by riverboats on a huge network of...
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Finlaison, daughter of Francis Harry Hume Finlaison; they were divorced in 1984, having had three children: Lady Samantha Caroline Pratt (born 1964) James...
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John Bridge Pratt (June 16, 1833 — November 27, 1870) was the husband of Anna Bronson Alcott Pratt, the elder sister of novelist Louisa May Alcott. He...
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Venetia, and Surf. Upon Wilkins's departure in 1908, Francis Gordon Pratt, the son of Gustavus Pratt (one of the original owners along with Sidney Depree)...
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Herbert Lee Pratt (November 21, 1871 – February 3, 1945) was an American businessman and a leading figure in the United States oil industry. In 1923, he...
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Lawrence, Henry D. Stone, Christopher M. Spencer, Amos Whitney, and Francis A. Pratt. The industry then grew into the earliest corporate builders such as...
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a screw machine) for machining screws, as well as the variable cam cylinder used to control the turret. Francis A. Pratt and Amos Whitney invented a thread...
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Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-19. "Francis Bradley". Pratt Institute. Archived from the original on 2023-06-17. Retrieved...
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Miriam Pratt (26 January 1893 – 24 June 1975) was a British suffragette and arsonist based in Norfolk who is known for setting fire to buildings in Cambridge...
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Robert F. Kennedy (redirect from Robert Francis Kennedy)
Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 64th...
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