John Edson Sweet (Pompey, New York, October 21, 1832 – Syracuse, New York, May 8, 1916) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, professor, business man and president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1884-85. He is known for building the first micrometer caliper in 1873, for making tools, and for inventing the “straight line” engine.
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1832
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1916 (aged 83)
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