Boulton, Matthew b. September 3, 1728 d. August 18, 1809 Manufacturer, Engineer. Improver with James Watt of the steam-engine. He was born in Birmingham where his father was a manufacturer of metal articles of various kinds. To this buisness he succedded on his father's death in 1759. He undertook the reproduction of oil paintings by a mechanical process, as well as the manfacture of artistic objects in metal. He established a strong reputation as a craftsman. His works at Soho, Birmingham were widely known for excellent workmanship. In 1767, Boulton...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning) St Mary Churchyard, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England Plot: unknown
Murdock, William b. August 21, 1754 d. November 15, 1839 Inventor. He was the first to make extensive use of coal gas for illumination and a pioneer in the development of steam-power. In 1777, he entered the engineering firm of Matthew Boulton and James Watt, whose experiment on the distillation of coal and wood first brought gas lighting to a pratical stage, illuminating their factory with it in 1803. He advanced engineering by giant steps with his ability, being presented with the Rumford Medal by the Royal Society. (Bio by: s.canning) St Mary Churchyard, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Watt, James b. January 19, 1736 d. August 19, 1819 Inventor. He will be remembered as the inventor, improver of the steam-engine. This resulted from his improvements to Thomas Newcomen's steam-engine by inventing a separate condenser. He perfected a rotary engine and defined one horse power as the rate at which work is done when 33,0001bs are raised one foot in one minute. The electrical unit of power, the "watt", was named after him. Besides being an inventor and mechanical engineer, he was also a civil engineer and made various surveys of...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning) St Mary Churchyard, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
b. September 3, 1728 d. August 18, 1809