Grant, George F.
1846-1910 · Contribution: 1899
Dentist and inventor
Golf tee design; dental practice innovations
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1846, Oswego, New York
- Active since
- 1870
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Early wooden golf tee design and dental innovation
Impact on the world
Grant advanced both dentistry, with his work on cleft palate, and everyday life, patenting a golf tee whose basic design endures on courses today.
Sources
- Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Harvard Gazette)
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