Curated category
Machine tool builders
- 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…
- Thomas Blanchard (inventor)Thomas Blanchard was born on the 24th of June 1788 in Sutton, Massachusetts. He grew up with a deep love for mechanical work and often worked alongside his…
- Richard Roberts (engineer)Richard Roberts was born on the 22nd of April 1789 at Llanymynech, Powys. This village sat directly on the border between England and Wales.
- 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…
- Marc Isambard BrunelMarc Isambard Brunel arrived into the world on the 25th of April 1769. He was born on a family farm in Hacqueville, Normandy.
- Eli WhitneyEli Whitney Jr. arrived in the world on the 8th of December 1765, within a quiet town called Westborough, Massachusetts. His father Eli Whitney Sr.
- 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.
- 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…
- Matthew MurrayMatthew Murray was born in Newcastle upon Tyne during 1765. He left school at the age of fourteen to begin an apprenticeship as a blacksmith or whitesmith.
- 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.