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Charles B. Richards
Born
Charles Brinckerhoff Williams

(1833-12-23)December 23, 1833
Brooklyn, New York, United States
DiedApril 20, 1919(1919-04-20) (aged 85)
New Haven, Connecticut
Occupation(s)Inventor, gunsmith, engineer, Yale University professor
SpouseAgnes Edwards Goodwin
ChildrenGeorge B. Richards, Harriet Roosevelt Richards
RelativesCharles Cutler Torrey (son-in-law)

Charles Brinckerhoff Richards (December 23, 1835 – April 20, 1919) was an engineer who worked for Colt's Patent Fire Arms Co., where he was responsible for the development of the Colt Single Action Army revolver.[1] Richards was a founder of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a professor at Yale University where he taught for 25 years.[2]

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  2. ^ "Annual report – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching". 16. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 1918: 119. He was one of the founders of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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