Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

American chemist and inventor (1832–1913).

Born August 20th, 1832 in Jefferson. [ref]

Died January 16th, 1913 at 80 years old in Pasadena.

Occupations
balloonist, chemist, inventor

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris