Historedia
Person

Lester Allan Pelton

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1878

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lester Allan Pelton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Lester Allan Pelton produces the first operational Pelton wheel

    1878

    Role: Inventor

    1. 1878 · Mayflower Mine, Nevada CityFirst Operational Pelton Wheel

      Pelton installed the first operational Pelton wheel at the Mayflower Mine in Nevada City in 1878, achieving 90 percent efficiency.

Sources

  1. Pelton wheel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Lester Allan Pelton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-12