Hubert Cecil Booth
Hubert Cecil Booth (4 July 1871 – 14 January 1955) was an English engineer, best known for having invented one of the first powered vacuum cleaners.
Hubert Cecil Booth | |
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Hubert Cecil Booth | |
| Born | 4 July 1871 Gloucester, England |
| Died | 14 January 1955 (aged 83) Croydon, England |
| Education | City and Guilds Institute, London |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Mary Pearce
(m. 1903; died 1948) |
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| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineer |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Significant advance | Invented vacuum cleaner |
He also designed Ferris wheels, suspension bridges and factories. Later he became Chairman and Managing Director of the British Vacuum Cleaner and Engineering Co.
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