Edward F. Woodbury (1849-1899) was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a mechanical engineer who patented two hot air engines, which were external combustion engines similar to the Stirling cycle engine. He was also the husband of Josephine Curtis Woodbury, a former student of Mary Baker Eddy's who brought an unsuccessful libel suit against Eddy in 1899.

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