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Frank Zybach

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American farmer and inventor of the Nebraska and Colorado plains, credited with developing the self-propelled center-pivot irrigation system that mechanized large-scale sprinkler irrigation.

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Birth Year
1894 1
Death Year
1980 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Built a self-propelled center-pivot irrigation prototype by 1948 and was granted a patent on a larger system in 1952, watering a 135-acre circle from a 600-foot boom; the design was later licensed to become the Valley brand of center-pivot systems. 1
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Center-Pivot Irrigation System, Implements and Machines
Source Frank Zybach (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
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1. Frank Zybach (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
National Inventors Hall of FameBiography page
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In 1952, Zybach was granted a patent on a larger irrigation system with a 600-foot boom that could water a 135-acre circle
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1. Frank Zybach (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
National Inventors Hall of FameDeveloped: Center-Pivot Irrigation SystemView the Source
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