James Nasmyth
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James Hall Nasmyth was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company manufacturers of mach
47 York Place, Edinburgh, Plaque commemorating James Nasmyth's birth
James Nasmyth circa 1844 by Hill & Adamson.
James Nasmyth's patent steam hammer as illustrated in Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, 1854
Drawing of a crater on the surface of the Moon by Nasmyth
Henry Maudslay
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Henry Maudslay was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology. His inventions were an important foundation for t
James Nasmyth
…capable of running a mile carrying 8 passengers. This accomplishment increased his desire to become a mechanical engineer. He had heard of the fame of Henry Maudslay's workshop and resolved to get employment there; unfortunately his father could not afford to place him as an apprentice at Maudslay's works. Nasmyth…
Portrait by Pierre Louis ('Henri') Grevedon 1827
Rigging block from HMS Victory
A model of the Maudslay-built twin side-lever engines installed in the 1832 paddle steamer Dee
Interior of the Thames Tunnel, mid-19th century