Burr, John Albert
1848-1926 · Contribution: 1899
Inventor
Improved rotary-blade lawn mower
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active since
- 1899
- Category
- Agriculture & Food
- Best known for
- Improved rotary lawn mowerU.S. Patent 624,749Lawn-care innovation
Impact on the world
Burr's redesign made lawn mowers markedly more practical for real yards, improving a tool still central to lawn care today. His patent placed a Black inventor at the root of an everyday American technology.
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