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* In 1898, Robert Jurenka and Alois Seidl signed an agreement with the British division of [[Babcock & Wilcox Ltd]] to make the [[Berlin, Germany]] Babcock sales office into a [[Deutsche Babcock|subsidiary]] of the British company; a factory in [[Oberhausen]] in the [[Ruhr district]] made the boiler designed by the American engineers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/DEUTSCHE-BABCOCK-AG-Company-History.html|title=Deutsche Babcock AG--Company History|publisher=fundinguniverse.com|access-date=2010-05-25}}</ref> | * In 1898, Robert Jurenka and Alois Seidl signed an agreement with the British division of [[Babcock & Wilcox Ltd]] to make the [[Berlin, Germany]] Babcock sales office into a [[Deutsche Babcock|subsidiary]] of the British company; a factory in [[Oberhausen]] in the [[Ruhr district]] made the boiler designed by the American engineers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/DEUTSCHE-BABCOCK-AG-Company-History.html|title=Deutsche Babcock AG--Company History|publisher=fundinguniverse.com|access-date=2010-05-25}}</ref> | ||
* In 1902, the New York City's first subway is powered by B&W boilers.<ref name="Babcock & Wilcox - Archiveshub.ac.uk - Records of Babcock International Group plc">{{cite web|url=http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0609babcock.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223084848/http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0609babcock.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-23|title=Records of Babcock International Group plc, boiler makers and engineers, England|access-date=2009-04-28}}</ref> | * In 1902, the New York City's first subway is powered by B&W boilers.<ref name="Babcock & Wilcox - Archiveshub.ac.uk - Records of Babcock International Group plc">{{cite web|url=http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0609babcock.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223084848/http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0609babcock.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-23|title=Records of Babcock International Group plc, boiler makers and engineers, England|access-date=2009-04-28}}</ref> | ||
* During 1907 and 1909 | * During 1907 and 1909 Theodore Roosevelt's [[Great White Fleet]] were powered by B&W Boilers. | ||
* In 1923, both Babcock & Wilcox Ltd and The Babcock & Wilcox Company buy into [[Goldie & McCulloch|The Goldie & McCulloch Company Ltd]] of [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], [[Ontario]], to form Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie-McCulloch Ltd in [[Canada]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.babcock.com/en/about/history|title=History|website=www.babcock.com|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> | * In 1923, both Babcock & Wilcox Ltd and The Babcock & Wilcox Company buy into [[Goldie & McCulloch|The Goldie & McCulloch Company Ltd]] of [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], [[Ontario]], to form Babcock-Wilcox & Goldie-McCulloch Ltd in [[Canada]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.babcock.com/en/about/history|title=History|website=www.babcock.com|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> | ||
* In 1929, B&W installs the world's first commercial size [[recovery boiler]] using the [[magnesium]] [[bisulfite]] process in [[Quebec]], Canada.<ref name="B&W Power Generation Group: Company History">{{cite web|url=http://www.babcock.com/business_units/power_gen_group/facts_co_history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206113649/http://www.babcock.com/business_units/power_gen_group/facts_co_history.html|archive-date=2008-02-06|title=B&W Power Generation Group: Company History|access-date=2009-04-01}}</ref> | * In 1929, B&W installs the world's first commercial size [[recovery boiler]] using the [[magnesium]] [[bisulfite]] process in [[Quebec]], Canada.<ref name="B&W Power Generation Group: Company History">{{cite web|url=http://www.babcock.com/business_units/power_gen_group/facts_co_history.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206113649/http://www.babcock.com/business_units/power_gen_group/facts_co_history.html|archive-date=2008-02-06|title=B&W Power Generation Group: Company History|access-date=2009-04-01}}</ref> | ||