Talk:Oliver Evans
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[edit] Wrong emphasis
I feel that the coverage of the the Oruktor Amphibolos is really out of proportion in this article. If possible, much more about his flour mill should be written to restore balance. ike9898 02:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Oliver Evans and Richard Trevithick
I have place a citation request after the suggestion that Trevithick copied Evans's ideas. Some sources (Robert Pripps The Big Book of Farm Tractors: The Complete History of the Tractor 1855 to Present ) suggest that the two men collaborated over the invention, while others (John Steele Gordon: An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power and United States Business History, 1602-1988: A Chronology Richard Robinson) assert that they worked completely independently. It might be significant that Evans, very sensitive (with good cause) about his rights in his inventions never suggested that Trevithick had usurped his idea. (Age of Invention - Chronicles of America, Part 37 - Holland Thompson, page 56). A search on A9.com gives the balance in favor of "independently", but something more definitive would be useful. --Old Moonraker 13:45, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
It seems unlikely that Evans influenced Trevithick's design of steam carriage since these predated the practical work of Evans in this regard. Chenab 14:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- I propose, then, to delete this sentence. In any case it seems to contravene WP:AWT. --Old Moonraker 14:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- Done. --Old Moonraker 14:23, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] superpressure steam engine
OE invented the use of positive pressure in a steam engine, or not.
[edit] burial location
Trinity Cemetery is located between Riverside Drive (west), Amsterdam Avenue (east), 155th Street (north), and 153rd Street (south). Broadway runs through the middle of it in a North/South direction. I originally added the burial site as simply "Trinity Cemetery in northern Manhattan" because the only online source I found listed the cemetery at 157th Street, which is incorrect. The gentleman from PA apparently used the same erroneous source and changed the location to "Broadway Avenue at 157th Street", which is wrong on both counts. Checking Google maps will verify this. I also live in the neighborhood and can attest to the location. For the sake of simplicity, I'm changing the location to "Broadway at 154th Street", which is very nearly the center of the cemetery as a whole. OE is actually buried in the western section, between Riverside Drive and Broadway, although I'm not sure if this is quite relevant. comment added by Wikidan3174 (talk • contribs) 02:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
