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).