Occupation Inventor Books Poems from the Great Land | Parents Peter Miscovich | |
Born 1918 Flat, Alaska Known for Intelligiant water cannon Died 2014, Orange, California, United States People also search for Peter Miscovich, Gavin Blood, Karyn Miscovich | ||
John A. Miscovich (1918–2014) was a Croatian-American inventor.
He was the son of Peter Miscovich, known for inventing the steam washing machine and upgrading steam bath.
In 1990, Miscovich received a Distinguished Service Award from the Alaska Miners Association.
Inventions
Miscovich's best known invention was the intelligiant, a water cannon used in fire-fighting and hydraulic gold mining.
He also filed a patent for an fire-fighting system for airport runways. The system is installed underground, and in case of fire it rises up and rotates both horizontally and vertically.
References
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