Heroes of the laboratory and the workshop - Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy), 1811-1875.; Absolon, John (London, New York : Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860)
Richard Arkwright, the inventor of cotton machinery.--Claude Louis Berthollet, chemist.--James Brindley, originator of canal navigation.--William Caxton, the first English printer.--Benvenato Cellini, the gold worker.--Sir Humphry Davy, chemical philosopher.--Sebastian Erard and Claude Montal, pianoforte makers and tuners.--Graham and Breguet, watch and clock makers.--Lorenzo Ghilierti and Quintin Mataya, workers in metals.--Joseph Jarquard, and his loom.--Richard Lenoir, the French manufacturer.--Oberkampf and calico-printing in France.--Bernard Palissy, the potter.--John Rennie, the architect.--Jacques Boubo, carpenter and builder.--Alois Sennefelder, inventor of lithography.--George Stephenson, the engineer.--Vaucanson Automata--The steam engine.--Marquis of Worcester, Solomon de Caus, Newcomen, Watt.--Josias Wedgwood. Enamelled stone-ware.--Rennequin. Laurens, Harrison, Gobelin, and others.--Besaleci, Hiram, and Paul.
Keywords: Industrial arts -- Biography; Inventors