Portrait of Scottish engineer,James Nasmyth
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| Portrait of James Nasmyth (1808-90),Scottish engineer. Nasmyth was the son of a landscape painter in Edinburgh. Although his formal schooling finished when he was 12,Nasmyth watched local engineers at work to understand their processes. After making his own brass foundry,Nasmyth obtained a post in London with Maudslay. Nasmyth began to design machine tools,and was fascinated with steam engines. When approached by an engineer from the Great Western Railway for advice in making a shaft for the SS Great Britain,Nasmyth designed the first steam hammer. A few years later he patented it and made his fortune. He retired at 48 to become an astronomer | |
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