George Alden (as far as I could tell) was born and raised in Templeton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School. After graduation, he taught mechanical engineering for twenty-eight years at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He co-founded the Norton Emery Wheel Company in Worcester, Massachusetts.
He was a member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute from its founding in 1880 and Vice-President from 1891-1893. He died in 1926 at 83.
What you may not know about George is that he invented something that is still in use to this day although it has been modified along the way. Now you may be asking yourself what did he invent. Well he invented the first dynamometer, a devise for measuring the power of various machines. As if that was not enough he also invented the first hydraulic elevator.
Until tomorrow give someone the free gift of a smile
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