Stephen Wilcox 1830 - 1893
- occupation:
- Mechanical engineer
- Nationality:
- American
- born in:
- Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
1856 - invented the safety water-tube boiler)with inclined tubes and a steam generator (1867). Invented a caloric and hot-air engine before Ericsson". Co-founder of Babcock & Wilcox (incorporated 1881).