John “Iron-Mad” Wilkinson (1728 – 14 July 1808) was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods during the Industrial Revolution. He was the inventor of a precision boring machine that could bore cast iron cylinders, such as cannon barrels and those used in the steam engines of James Watt. His boring machine has been called the first machine tool. He also developed a blowing device for blast furnaces that allowed higher temperatures, increasing their efficiency.
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Name(s):
John Wilkinson
Occupation:
Ironmaster, Entrepreneur, Builder of first iron boat, Partner in world’s first iron bridge
Birth:
1728, Little Clifton, Cumberland, England
Death:
14 July 1808, Bradley, Staffordshire, England
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- John Wilkinson | English ironmaster | Britannica
John Wilkinson, (born 1728, Clifton, Cumberland, Eng. —died July 14, 1808, Bradley, Staffordshire), British industrialist known as “the great Staffordshire ironmaster” who found new applications for iron and who devised a boring machine essential to the success of James … - John Wilkinson (English ironmaster) – Image and Video …
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Occupation, Ironmaster, Entrepreneur, builder of first iron boat, partner in world’s first iron bridge. Website, broseley.org.uk. John “Iron-Mad” Wilkinson (1728 – 14 July 1808) was an English industrialist who pioneered … - John Wilkinson (1728-1808), English Ironmaster and Inventor
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