Help make Alexa smarter on Alexa Answers. Sign in with Amazon

Miscellaneous

Who made the first chainsaw?

2 Answers

According to history, Scottish doctors, John Aitken and Jeffray James, made the first prototype chainsaw to be used during childbirth. The chainsaw was invented to perform a brutal surgery known as a symphysiotomy on laboring women,

{{ relativeTimeResolver(1678755214492) }}

LIVE
Points points 2
Rating

The first chainsaw was designed by German orthopaedist Bernhard Heine in 1830. He called it the osteotome, from the Greek osteo (bone) and tome or tomi (cut); literally, the bonecutter. This chainsaw, as well as many that followed, were used for medical purposes.

{{ relativeTimeResolver(1678754655319) }}

LIVE
Points points 2
Rating

Join Alexa Answers

Help make Alexa smarter and share your knowledge with the world

LEARN MORE