INVENTOR

James Nasmyth

1808 - 1890

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James Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth) (19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company manufacturers of machine tools. He retired at the age of 48, and moved to Penshurst, Kent where he developed his hobbies of astronomy and photography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Nasmyth is the 277th most popular inventor (down from 256th in 2019), the 2,993rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,375th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, James Nasmyth ranks 277 out of 426. Before him are Colin Archer, Léon Gaumont, Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, Jacob W. Davis, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, and Alexander Bain. After him are Frederick Scott Archer, Robert Cornelius, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, Joseph Aspdin, Lester Allan Pelton, and Valerie Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, James Nasmyth ranks 47. Before him are Caterina Scarpellini, Karl Friedrich Lessing, August von Werder, Auguste Franchomme, Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso, and Pyotr Chikhachyov. After him are Sofia Adlersparre, Lysander Spooner, Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Salmon P. Chase, and Henry Edward Manning. Among people deceased in 1890, James Nasmyth ranks 48. Before him are John C. Frémont, Władysław Taczanowski, Karl Friedrich Otto Westphal, Marianne North, Pyotr Chikhachyov, and Johann Georg Halske. After him are Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Lydia Becker, Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen, Prince Karl of Auersperg, and Louise-Victorine Ackermann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Nasmyth ranks 2,994 out of 8,785. Before him are Anna Kingsford (1846), Felicity Jones (1983), David C. Jewitt (1958), Ruth Wilson (1982), Dora Boothby (1881), and Jack Taylor (1930). After him are Matthew Vaughn (1971), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Tim McInnerny (1956), Norman McLaren (1914), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), and Maryam d'Abo (1960).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, James Nasmyth ranks 44. Before him are John Kemp Starley (1854), Clive Sinclair (1940), Arthur Wynne (1871), John Barnard (1946), Sidney Gilchrist Thomas (1850), and Alexander Bain (1810). After him are Frederick Scott Archer (1813), Joseph Aspdin (1778), Joseph Whitworth (1803), Samuel Morland (1625), George Graham (1673), and Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833).

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