Jacob Perkins (July 9, 1766 – July 30, 1849) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist based in the United Kingdom. Born in Newburyport...

Boston, Massachusetts. Jacob Perkins was enticed to come to England by Charles Heath, because of all the world's currency, Perkins' notes were considered...

than scaling. An early experimenter with high-pressure steam was Jacob Perkins. Perkins applied his "hermetic tube" system to steam locomotive boilers and...

Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre (from Pierre kin to Pierrekin to Perkins), introduced into England by...

related to Steam cannons. Mr Perkins extraordinary steam gun of 1824 article about an attempt by steam pioneer Jacob Perkins to produce a working steam...

printing press for the Penny Black, the "D" cylinder press invented by Jacob Perkins and patented in 1819, is on display at the British Library in London...

Jacob Perkins (1766–1849) and Joseph Baker, both immigrants from America. Jacob Perkins After moving from Massachusetts to England in 1819, Perkins son...

Milestones: 1748 William Cullen demonstrates artificial refrigeration. 1834 Jacob Perkins patents a design for a practical refrigerator using dimethyl ether....

Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director and singer. Born in Manhattan, Perkins began his career as a teenager...

engraving was introduced in 1792 by Jacob Perkins (1766–1849), an American inventor, for banknote printing. When Perkins moved to London in 1818, the technique...