Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen

male, deceased (1729)
Thomas Newcomen (born 28 February 1663; died 5 August 1729) was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He was born in... More
Matthew Newcomen

Matthew Newcomen

male, deceased (1669)
Matthew Newcomen was an English nonconformist churchman. His exact date of birth is unknown. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge (M.A.... More
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John Newcomen

male
John Newcomen (ca. 1613-1630) was the first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. Like many of that... More
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Rex Wailes

male, deceased (1986)
Rex Wailes OBE, FSA, F I Mech E (1901 — January 6 1986) was an English engineer and historian who published widely on aspects of engineering hi... More
James Watt

James Watt

male
James Watt 's improved steam engine transformed the Newcomen engine, which had hardly changed for fifty years, into a source of power that... More
Humphrey Gainsborough

Humphrey Gainsborough

male, deceased (1776)
Humphrey Gainsborough, a non-conformist minister, engineer and inventor. Humphrey Gainsborough was pastor to the Independent Church in... More
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Samuel Brown

male
Sir Samuel Brown was an English engineer who developed an internal combustion engine. In patents dated 1823 and 1826, Brown proposed to fill a... More
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Joseph Hornblower

male, deceased (1762)
Joseph Hornblower was an English engineer, a pioneer of steam power. In 1725 he was engaged to install a Newcomen engine at Wheal Rose, near Truro.... More
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James Pickard

male
James Pickard was an English inventor. He modified the Newcomen engine in a manner that it could deliver a rotary motion. His solution, which he... More