Hi everyone,
I knows its a bit off-topic, but my excuse is there is some
material about Arthur Woolf and also William Muir, who
worked for while at Harveys.
Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age
edited by John Cantrell and Gillian Cookson (2002)
(ISBN 0 7524 2766 0) paperback, 192pp, 95 illus UKP
16.99
Published by Tempus Publishing, The Mill, Brimscombe
Port, Stroud, Glos., UK GL5 2QG
This is a collection of essays about Henry Maudslay and
his pupils.
Chapters comprise:
Introduction of Gill Cookson
Henry Maudslay by John Cantrell
The London engineering industry at the time of
Maudslay by A. P. Woolrich
Richard Roberts by Richard L. Hills
David Napier by Michael Moss
Joseph Clement by A. P. Woolrich
Joseph Whitworth by Angus Buchanan
James Nasmyth by John Cantrell
William Muir by Tim Proctor
Maudslay, Son and Field, 1831-1904 by Laurence Ince
Bibliography
Index
This is fully referenced and has many illustrations of
early machine tools. This is the first study to investigate
the lives of many of these pioneers since the work of
Samuel Smiles, about 140 years ago.
Regards
Tony Woolrich
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