Curated category
18th-century English engineers
- James Fox (engineer)James Fox began his life as a butler serving the Rev. Thomas Gisborne at Foxhall Lodge in Staffordshire. His employer recognized a deep interest in…
- John Kay (flying shuttle)John Kay entered the world on the 17th of June 1704 in the Lancashire hamlet of Walmersley. His father Robert owned the Park estate there before dying before…
- Thomas SaveryThomas Savery was born around 1650 at the manor house of Shilstone, near Modbury in Devon. He received a solid education that prepared him for military…
- Matthew BoultonMatthew Boulton was born on the 3rd of September 1728 in Birmingham, England. His father, also named Matthew, ran a small workshop specializing in buckles…
- Richard TrevithickRichard Trevithick was born on the 13th of April 1771 at Tregajorran in the parish of Illogan. This location sat between Camborne and Redruth within one of…
- John SmeatonJohn Smeaton was born on the 8th of June 1724 in Austhorpe, Leeds. He initially joined his father's law firm after attending Leeds Grammar School.
- John Wilkinson (industrialist)John Wilkinson entered the world in Little Clifton, Cumberland, during 1728. His father Isaac worked as a potfounder at the local blast furnace.