Arthur Kitson

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Arthur Kitson

British inventor

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In 1901 the Briton Arthur Kitson invented the vaporized oil burner, which was subsequently improved by David Hood of Trinity House and others. This burner used kerosene vaporized under pressure, mixed with air, and burned to heat an incandescent mantle. The vaporized oil burner was six times more powerful…
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In 1901 the Briton Arthur Kitson invented the vaporized oil burner, which was subsequently improved by David Hood of Trinity House and others. This burner used kerosene vaporized under pressure, mixed with air, and burned to heat an incandescent mantle. The vaporized oil burner was six times more powerful…
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