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English mechanical engineers

  • John RoebuckJohn Roebuck was born in Sheffield, where his father ran a prosperous manufacturing business. He attended Sheffield Grammar School before studying at Dr.
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • George StephensonGeorge Stephenson was born on the 9th of June 1781 in Wylam, Northumberland. His parents Robert and Mabel could not read or write.
  • Joseph WhitworthJohn Street in Stockport, Cheshire, marked the birthplace of Joseph Whitworth on the 21st of December 1803. The site now holds a blue plaque on the back wall…
  • 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.