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Lina Beecher

1841-01-02 – 1915-10-05

Life & Legacy

Lina Beecher (January 2, 1841 – October 5, 1915) was an American inventor and roller coaster engineer. Beecher is best known for building the first looping roller coaster in North America, which was known as the Flip Flap Railway, and a later looping roller coaster known as Loop the Loop. He is also known for designing a number of other inventions and patents with a variety of applications.

Occupation & Career

inventor

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q15046117 — wikidata View source

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