Edwin R. Fellows, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American inventor and entrepreneur who designed a new type of gear shaper and founded the Fellows Gear Shaper Company
Date of Birth: 29-May-1865
Place of Birth: Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 21-May-1945
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Edwin R. Fellows
- Edwin R.
- Fellows (May 29, 1865 – May 21, 1945) was an American inventor and entrepreneur from Torrington, Connecticut who designed and built a new type of gear shaper in 1896 and, with the mentoring of James Hartness, left the Jones & Lamson Machine Company to co-found the Fellows Gear Shaper Company in Springfield, Vermont, which became one of the leading firms in the gear-cutting segment of the machine tool industry.
- Fellows' machines made a vital contribution to the mass production of effective and reliable gear transmissions for the nascent automotive industry.
- By the conclusion of World War II, Fellows Gear Shaper Company machines were in defense contractor plants, manufacturing geared components for aircraft engines, tanks, instruments, cameras, fuses and other war-time materiel.
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