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Henry Robinson Palmer

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British civil engineer

ScientistsLived 1795 to 1844 · aged 49
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Henry Robinson Palmer was an English civil engineer who designed the world's second monorail and the first elevated railway. He is also credited as the inventor of corrugated metal roofing, which is one of the world's major building materials.

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Draft of Palmer's monorailDraft of Palmer's monorailWindow at One Great George Street commemorating Palmer's role in the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1818Window at One Great George Street commemorating Palmer's role in the founding of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1818

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

James Backhouse38.6Robert Foulis38.6Heinrich Christian Macklot38.6Obed Hussey38.5Bartolomeo Bizio38.7Henry Piddington38.4

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1795 to 1844 · aged 49
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