science · 15 May 1788 · 236 years ago
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Born 15 May 1788; died 2 Mar 1874 at age 85.
Scottish physician and scientist who invented a water-bed for the comfort of patients during a prolonged illness. He is also known for his invention of the economical Arnott stove, which he called a thermometer-stove with a self-regulating fire.
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