Neil Arnott
(1789-1874)

inventor of the water bed

Died aged c. 85

Dr Neil Arnott FRS LLD (15 May 1788 – March 1874) was a Scottish physician and inventor. He was the inventor of one of the first forms of the waterbed, the Arnott waterbed, and was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1852 for the construction of the smokeless fire grate, as well as other improvements to ventilation and heating.

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Neil Arnott 1789-1874 inventor of the water bed lived here 1816

By the harbour, Bristol, United Kingdom where they lived