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Fernley H. Banbury

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Fernley Hope Banbury (22 December 1881 – 26 May 1963) was an English scientist and engineer.[1] He invented the Banbury mixer, which is used to mix or blend a wide range of materials used in different industries including the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, plastic and mineral industries.[2][3]

Biography

He was born in England on 22 December 1881 in Cornwall, England.[4] In 1904, he migrated to the United States, and earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1906. He received the Charles Goodyear Medal in 1959. He was an executive at the Farrel Corporation of Ansonia, Connecticut. He died on 26 May 1963 in Torquay, England.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fernley H. Banbury, Mixer Inventor, 81". Associated Press in the New York Times. May 28, 1963. Retrieved 2014-01-06. Fernley H. Banbury, an inventor and a retired executive of the Farrel Corporation of Ansonia, died Sunday in Torquay, England. He was 81 years old {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ David Herbert Killefer (1962). Banbury the Master Mixer; A Biography of Fernley H. Banbury. Palmerton.
  3. ^ White, James L. (1995). Rubber Processing: Technology, Materials, and Principles. p. 586. ISBN 9781569901656.
  4. ^ He wrote "Saint Germain, England" for his US WWII draft registration.

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