Henry Maudslay
British engineer · Scientists · Lived 1771 to 1831 · aged 59
Henry Maudslay was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology. His inventions were an important foundation for the Industrial Revolution.
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Maudslay's early screw-cutting lathes of circa 1797 while working for Joseph Bramah, and 1800 in his own business.![Rigging block from HMS Victory[8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Gilbert_Blockmaking_1965_Figure_4_Page011.jpg/1280px-Gilbert_Blockmaking_1965_Figure_4_Page011.jpg)
Rigging block from HMS Victory[8]
A model of the Maudslay-built twin side-lever engines installed in the 1832 paddle steamer Dee
Interior of the Thames Tunnel, mid-19th century![A bust of Maudslay.[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Henry_Maudslay_bust_from_Roe_1916.png/500px-Henry_Maudslay_bust_from_Roe_1916.png)
A bust of Maudslay.[14]About this person
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Lived 1771 to 1831 · aged 59
