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- Born:
- February 15, 1827, Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.
- Died:
- February 10, 1902, Hartford, Connecticut (aged 74)
- Founder:
- Pratt & Whitney
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Pratt, Francis Ashbury
Francis Ashbury Pratt.
Francis Ashbury Pratt
American inventor
Francis Ashbury Pratt (born February 15, 1827, Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.—died February 10, 1902, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American inventor. With Amos Whitney he founded the Pratt & Whitney Co. in Hartford to manufacture machine tools. Pratt was instrumental in bringing about the adoption of a standard system of gauges. He also invented a metal-planing machine (1869), a gear cutter (1884), and a milling machine (1885).
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