Frederick Grinnell

Frederick Grinnell (1836–1905) was a pioneer in fire safety and was the creator of the first practical automatic fire sprinkler.

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For a short biography, see "Frederick Grinnell, Class of 1855, Pioneer in Fire Safety, 1836-1905," Rensselaer (accessed via webarchive wayback machine), http://web.archive.org/web/20130802000736/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/sub/fame/inductees/frederickgrinnell.html (accessed 10/15/2014)