Joseph Whitworth
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | December 21,1803 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Stockport |
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Died | Monte Carlo |
Monaco | |
Signific advanc | Whitworth standardised screw threads |
Books | Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects: Guns and Steel |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
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ID | 3558414 |
Joseph Whitworth Life story
Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet Bt FRS FRSA was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads.