The Sprinklers

  Little is known about Thomas Marshall. So no one knows his exact birthday. Anything about his family. Or even his past. So all people know about him is that he invented the fire extinguishing sprinkler system. Even then most people didn’t know about his invention until two years after he got a patent.

Thomas Marshall invented the fire extinguishing sprinkler system. The patent was issued on March 16th of 1872. His invention was so successful that today any building above 75 feet tall has to install the system. His sprinkler system was so well thought out that it causes minimal water damage. In addition to this the sprinklers have heat sensors that can react very quickly. Did you know that in the 1800’s buildings catching on fire were so common that during this time around one hundred forty five million acres of land burned across the globe yearly? To put that into perspective the average house covers about zero point nine acres of land. So as you can imagine his invention was very useful. So useful and helpful in fact, that his invention has been used in The U.S. for 150 years. In addition three out of every four people who are home owners said they would rather buy a house with the sprinkler system than one without it. In conclusion Thomas Marshall’s invention is a very helpful and successful invention that is used around The U.S.