James Abercrombie (inventor)

James Abercrombie was an inventor born on July 7, 1891 and died on January 7, 1975. He was best known for designing the world’s first reliable blowout preventer (BOP) to contain disastrous well blowouts.[1] Abercrombie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

James Abercrombie
Born(1891-07-07)July 7, 1891
DiedJanuary 7, 1975(1975-01-07) (aged 83)
Known forworld’s first reliable blowout preventer

References
  1. "James Abercrombie | The National Inventors Hall of Fame". www.invent.org.


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