Lester Allan Pelton died on 1908-03-14.
Agnes Lawrence Pelton died in 1961.
Lester Frankel died in 2006.
Lester Stevens died in 1972.
Lester Powell died in 1993.
Lester Basil Sinclair died in 1974.
Lester's father was Allen Pelton, and his mother was Fanny Cuddeback, from Erie County, Ohio, USA.
1882 when he was 20 years old well watching people in the California gold rush mine
1882 when he was 20 years old well watching people in the california gold rush mine
Pelton invented a free jet water turbine called the Pelton wheel or Pelton turbine
in 1878
It was discovered in the 1870's by Lester Pelton.
because he felt like it
pelton turbines are suited to high head,low flow application but kaplan turbine are used for low head and a large amount of discharge needed. kaplan turbines are expensive to design,manufacture and install as compared to pelton turbine but operate for decades.
Robert Pelton Sibley died in 1957.
Guy R. Pelton died in 1890.
Agnes Lawrence Pelton died in 1961.
hydroelectricity was first used in 1878 in a goldfield. the inventors name is Lester Pelton.