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    George Henry Corliss (June 2, 1817 – February 21, 1888) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor, who developed the Corliss steam engine, which...
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    invented by and named after the US engineer George Henry Corliss of Providence, Rhode Island. Corliss assumed the original invention from Frederick...
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  • George Corliss may refer to: George Henry Corliss (1817–1888), American mechanical engineer and inventor George W. Corliss (1834–1903), American soldier...
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  • historian and Civil War veteran George Henry Corliss (1817–1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine George W. Corliss (1834–1903), American Civil War recipient...
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    George Henry Corliss High School (commonly known as Corliss High School) is a public 4–year high school located in the Pullman neighborhood on the far...
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  • major improvement to the steam engine was the Corliss engine. Named after its inventor, George Henry Corliss, this stationary steam engine was introduced...
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    Jacob Bausch Andrew Carnegie Gardner Colby Samuel Colt Jay Cooke George Henry Corliss William Wesley Cornell Erastus Corning John Crerar (industrialist)...
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  • patented automatic cut-off valve for steam engines George Henry Corliss, inventor of the Corliss steam engine, which revolutionized industry by making steam-power...
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    near present-day Springfield, Massachusetts. His mother's uncle, George Henry Corliss, built the Centennial Engine that powered the 1876 Centennial Exposition...
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  • Line opens with tumultuous acclaim 1849 (1849): George Henry Corliss develops and markets the Corliss-type steam engine, a four-valve counterflow engine...
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