Johann Georg Bodmer | |
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Born | 6 December 1786 Zürich, Switzerland |
Died | 29 May 1864 77) Zürich, Switzerland | (aged
Nationality | Swiss |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil and Mechanical Engineer |
Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 29 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines, textile manufacture (machinery for wool spinning), and railroad construction.
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References
- ↑ MacLeod, Christine (2007). Heroes of Invention: Technology, Liberalism and British Identity, 1750-1914 (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780521873703. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Bodmer". Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (in German). Vol. 3 (4th ed.). 1890. pp. 119–120.
- Brownlie, David (1925). "John George Bodmer, his life and work, particularly in relation to the evolution of mechanical stoking". Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 6: 86–110. doi:10.1179/tns.1925.005.
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
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