Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age
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- Author(s) Cantrell, John A, & Gillian Cookson (eds)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2002
- Pages 192pp; illus
- Publisher Tempus Publishing
- Place Published Stroud
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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'Collection of biographies by scholars of Maudslay's most prominent associates which describes the careers of pioneers in machine tool technology and also traces the assimilation of Maudslay's ideas and methods. To provide the context within which his innovative and influential generation of engineers worked, the opening chapters describe the career of the man himself, Henry Maudsley, and give an account of the London engineering industry in his life time. The book concludes with a chapter following the history of Maudsley's business after his death'. Individual chapters cover Richard Roberts, David Napier, Joseph Clement, Joseph Whitworth, James Nasmyth, William Muir. For relevant chapters see individual BHE entries