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William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong

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English inventor, scientist, engineer, industrialist (1810-1900)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1810 to 1900 · aged 90
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William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, inventor and philanthropist.

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Armstrong hydraulic jigger winch of 1888Armstrong hydraulic jigger winch of 1888Grimsby Dock TowerGrimsby Dock TowerArmstrong gun deployed by Japan during the Boshin war (1868-69).Armstrong gun deployed by Japan during the Boshin war (1868-69).The Swing Bridge in NewcastleThe Swing Bridge in NewcastleHMS Victoria in 1887HMS Victoria in 1887

Awards 4

1878Albert Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Bachelor

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Oliver LodgeAlso won Albert MedalWalter CraneAlso won Albert MedalJoseph WhitworthAlso won Albert MedalBarnes WallisAlso won Albert MedalCharles Algernon ParsonsAlso won Albert MedalGiles Gilbert ScottAlso won Albert Medal

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William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, inventor and philanthropist. In collaboration with the architect Richard Norman Shaw, he built Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. He is regarded as the inventor of modern artillery.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1810 to 1900 · aged 90
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25 languages

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