Neil Arnott

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Neil Arnott
Neil Arnott
Born	(1788-05-15)15 May 1788 Arbroath, Scotland
Died	2 March 1874(1874-03-02) (aged 85) London, England
Education	University of Aberdeen
Occupation	Physician
Awards	Rumford Medal (1854)

Dr Neil Arnott FRS LLD (15 May 1788 – March 1874) was a Scottish physician and inventor. He was the inventor of one of the first forms of the waterbed, the Arnott waterbed, and was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1852 for the construction of the smokeless fire grate, as well as other improvements to ventilation and heating.^[1]