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. Continue reading
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Wilkinson Produced a Reaming Machine
John Wilkinson, an English master machinist invented a reaming machine in 1775, Continue reading
Graphophone – The First Dictation Device
Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter patented the Graphophone, a treadle-powered dictation device in 1885. Continue reading
Invention of the Monotype Typesetter
Tolbert Lanston of Washington, DC, USA invented and patented the monotype individual letter typesetter Continue reading
Henry Maudslay
Henry Maudslay (pronunciation and spelling) (22 August 1771 – 14 February 1831) was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. Continue reading
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Title: Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 – February 27, 1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and aviation pioneer. Continue reading
Samuel Pierpont Langley Propelled a Steam Engine Plane
Samuel Pierpont Langley propelled a steam engine plane, Aerodrome across the Potomac River near Washington, DC, USA, on May 6, 1896. Continue reading
Machinist Invents a Micrometer
Henry Maudslay, British machinist built a micrometer at his London, England workshop in 1800 Continue reading
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (/pæˈskæl, pɑːˈskɑːl/; French: [blɛz paskal]; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. Continue reading
Pascal Invents First Hydraulic Press
Blaise Pascal, French scientist, mathematician and philosopher invents the first hydraulic press in 1647. Continue reading