Sir Samuel Bentham: Quick Facts

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Born	January 11, 1757 • England
Died	May 31, 1831 (aged 74) • London • England

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John Ericsson, detail of an oil painting by Charles Loring Elliott; in the Science Museum, London.

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Swedish-born American naval engineer and inventor

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Richard Trevithick, detail of an oil painting by John Linnell, 1816; in the Science Museum, London.

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Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

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John Kay, detail of a lithograph by Madeley

John Kay

British engineer and inventor

Thomas Savery's steam pump

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British engineer and inventor

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Joseph Bramah

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Bailey bridge

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