What device was invented by hydraulic engineer Clemens Herschel in Holyoke?
Venturi meter
Hydraulic pump
Water turbine
Flow meter
Answer
While managing the Holyoke Testing Flume in the 1880s, hydraulic engineer Clemens Herschel invented the Venturi meter. This device, the first accurate means of measuring large-scale flows, is widely used in a number of engineering applications today.
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