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English engineers

  • James HargreavesJames Hargreaves was born at Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire. He stood about five-foot ten and was described as a stout, broad man.
  • 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…
  • Henry MaudslayHenry Maudslay was born on the 22nd of August 1771 in an alley off Beresford Square at Woolwich. His father worked as a wheelwright for the Royal Engineers…
  • Joseph ClementJoseph Clement was born on the 13th of June 1779 at Great Asby in Westmorland. His father Thomas worked as a hand-loom weaver and built his own lathe for…
  • Joseph BramahJoseph Bramah was born on the 13th of April 1748 in South Yorkshire. He grew up as the second son of a farmer named Joseph Bramma and his wife Mary Denton.