Isaac Babbitt
ABOUT ISAAC BABBITT
Inventor of Babbitt metal, a tin-derived alloy used in the production of engine bearings.
He worked as a goldsmith before inventing the tin-derived alloy that made him millions.
He died in the town of Somerville, Massachusetts.
His family lived in Taunton, Massachusetts, at the time of his birth.
He and Eli Whitney were both Massachusetts-born inventors.
