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Whitcomb L. Judson
American inventor (1843–1909)
Whitcomb L. Judson | |
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| Born | (1843-03-07)March 7, 1843 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1909(1909-12-07) (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Salesman, engineer, inventor |
| Known for | Inventor of zipper |
| Spouse | Annie Martin (m. 1874) |
| Children | 3 |
Whitcomb L.
Judson (March 7, 1843 – December 7, 1909) was an American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor.
How did whitcomb judson die
He received thirty patents over a sixteen-year career, fourteen of which were on pneumatic street railway innovations. Six of his patents had to do with a motor mechanism suspended beneath the rail-car that functioned with compressed air.
He founded the Judson Pneumatic Street Railway.
Judson is most noted for his invention of the zip fastener. It was originally called a clasp-locker. The first application was as a fast