Joseph Hornblower (1696? – 1762) was an English engineer, a pioneer of steam power.
Biography
editJoseph Hornblower was born in 1696 in Staffordshire, England.[1]
In 1725 he was engaged to install a Newcomen engine at Wheal Rose, near Truro. He settled in Salem, Cornwall in 1748.[2]
Jonathan Hornblower and Josiah Hornblower were his sons by his first wife Rebecca Haywood whom he married in Netherton, Worcestershire in 1716. He died in Bristol, having had 7 sons and a daughter altogether by his two wives .
References
edit- ^ Cowles, Frances (16 April 1921). "The Meanings Of Your Name – What They Stand For And Why". El Paso Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Matschoss, Conrad (1970). Great Engineers. Ayer Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 0-8369-1837-1.
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