Otis Tufts
Encyclopedia
Otis Tufts was a machinist and inventor who built the first steam-operated printing press
in the United States and invented the steam pile driver
.
in 1804 to Stephen Tufts and Lucy Frost Tufts. He had a twin brother, Joseph Tufts who died on July 24, 1807. On April 1, 1824 he married Sarah Caroline Oliver (1803-1868), in Malden, Massachusetts
. Sarah was the daughter of William Oliver and Sarah Caroline Cheever. Together they had four children: Sarah, Eliza, Caroline and Otis.
In 1837, he built a steam-operated printing press. He built the first double-hulled iron steamship and the first vessel constructed of all iron in the United States based on the designs of John Ericsson
. Tufts also invented the steam pile driver. He died in Massachusetts in 1869 at the age of 65.
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...
in the United States and invented the steam pile driver
Pile driver
A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. The term is also used in reference to members of the construction crew that work with pile-driving rigs....
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Biography
Otis Tufts was born in Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
in 1804 to Stephen Tufts and Lucy Frost Tufts. He had a twin brother, Joseph Tufts who died on July 24, 1807. On April 1, 1824 he married Sarah Caroline Oliver (1803-1868), in Malden, Massachusetts
Malden, Massachusetts
Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:...
. Sarah was the daughter of William Oliver and Sarah Caroline Cheever. Together they had four children: Sarah, Eliza, Caroline and Otis.
In 1837, he built a steam-operated printing press. He built the first double-hulled iron steamship and the first vessel constructed of all iron in the United States based on the designs of John Ericsson
John Ericsson
John Ericsson was a Swedish-American inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother Nils Ericson. He was born at Långbanshyttan in Värmland, Sweden, but primarily came to be active in England and the United States...
. Tufts also invented the steam pile driver. He died in Massachusetts in 1869 at the age of 65.