Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Wright was an American engineer who contributed to the development of the Corliss steam engine in the mid 19th century.Wright also developed several innovative improvements in steam engine design such as the automatic shutoff steam engine which employed a governor to limit the engine's speed. He also developed and may have built some designs that have not survived the test of time such as the "Annular Steam Engine" also known as the "Oscillating Steam Engine".. }
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- William_Wright_(engineer) comment "William Wright was an American engineer who contributed to the development of the Corliss steam engine in the mid 19th century.Wright also developed several innovative improvements in steam engine design such as the automatic shutoff steam engine which employed a governor to limit the engine's speed. He also developed and may have built some designs that have not survived the test of time such as the "Annular Steam Engine" also known as the "Oscillating Steam Engine".".