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The Lunar Men who shaped the future |
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William Murdock, (1754 -1839) bust by E. G. Papworth Jnr after Sir Francis L. Chantrey, about 1884 | © Thinktank Trust | Come and see it in the Power Up gallery at Thinktank
Along with Watt and Boulton, William Murdock (1754 -1839) was one of most creative figures of the Industrial Revolution. From 1777 he worked for Boulton and Watt, managing the construction of Watt’s steam engines in Cornwall. Murdock developed Watt’s ‘sun-and-planet motion’, which improved the performance of steam engines. He experimented with compressed air. Later his house in Handsworth was fitted with pneumatic bells. Murdock invented gas lighting. In 1802, the facade of the Soho Factory was lit by gas to celebrate the Peace of Amiens. Later gas was used to light the interior. BACK to story |
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