Description: (American Mechanical Engineer and Inventor Who Co-founded the 'Pratt & Whitney Company')
Amos Whitney, a mechanical engineer and inventor, co-founded the Pratt & Whitney company with Francis A. Pratt in 1860. Prior to this, Whitney apprenticed at the Essex Machine Company and later worked at the Colt Armory in Hartford, Connecticut. The company specialized in manufacturing machine tools for a range of products such as guns, sewing machines, bicycles, and typewriters. Throughout his career, Whitney held different positions within the company and was also engaged in various other business ventures.