Alan MacMasters
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A portrait of MacMasters around the time of his toaster creation. | |
| Born |
Alan Alexander MacMasters March 20, 1865 Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Died |
December 25, 1927 (aged 62) Versailles, France |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Scientist, inventor, industrialist |
Alan MacMasters (20 March 1865 – 25 December 1927) was a Scottish scientist. He is credited with creating the first electric bread toaster, which went on to be developed by Crompton, Stephen J. Cook & Company as the Eclipse.[1][2] Although not ultimately a commercial success, MacMasters's invention would pave the way for Charles Strite to invent the automatic pop-up toaster in 1919, which is the device we know as the toaster today.[3] MacMasters died on Christmas Day 1927 at the age of 62 of heart failure.
References
- ↑ Myall, Steve. "Made in the UK: The life-changing everyday innovations which put British genius on the map". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror plc. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ↑ Momo, Larry. "Politicians and toasters are a lot alike". Washington Times. Sun Myung Moon et al. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Dowling, Stephen. "Shrinking the toaster for today’s tiny kitchens". BBC Future. BBC Worldwide. Retrieved 2013-05-01.