- Patrick Bell
Rev Patrick Bell (
May 12 ,1799 -April 22 ,1869 ) was aChurch of Scotland minister and inventor.Biography
Born in the rural parish of
Auchterhouse inAngus ,Scotland , into a farming family, Bell chose to study divinity at the University of St Andrews. He wasCarmyllie parish minister from 1843 until his death.The Reaping Machine
Bell invented the
reaping machine while working on his father's farm. His interest in mechanics led him to work on a horse powered mechanicalreaper for speeding up the harvest. In 1828 his machine was used with success on his father's farm and others in the district.Bell never sought a patent for his reaping machine. Being a man of god, he believed his invention should benefit all mankind. Therefore he never made any financial gain from its success throughout the world.
References
*http://www.auchterhouse.com/history/pbell.htm
*http://www.angus.gov.uk/history/features/people/patrickbell.htm
*http://www.cornways.de/hi_combine.html
*http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?scache=5cryr2dbs0&searchdb=scran&usi=000-100-044-206-C
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