Lewis Waterman

American inventor (1837–1901).

Born November 18th, 1837 in Decatur. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1901 at 63 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]

Occupations
businessperson, engineer, inventor, patent inventor
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche