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Lloyd Groff Copeman
American inventor
Lloyd Groff Copeman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-12-28)December 28, 1881 Hadley Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 1956(1956-07-05) (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
Lloyd Groff Copeman (December 28, 1881 – July 5, 1956)[1] was an American inventor who devised the first electric stove and the flexible rubber ice cube tray, among other products.
He had nearly 700 patents to his name, and he claimed that he could walk into any store and find one of his inventions.[2]
Early life
Copeman was raised by his Canadian parents, Caroline Estelle (née Groff) and John Wesley Copeman, on a farm in Hadley Township, Michigan which was later incorporated into Farmers Creek, Michigan, approximately 20 miles east of Flint, Michigan.
He studied engineering at the former Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University.[3]
Career
Copeman began his career as an apprentice at the Baldwin Locomotive