Joshua Routledge
Joshua Routledge (27 April 1773 – 8 February 1829) was an engineer and inventor of the early 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.
Joshua Routledge | |
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c.1820 by Unknown artist, displaying Routledge's Engineer's Rule and Patent Rotary Steam Engine | |
| Born | 27 April 1773 Riccall, Yorkshire |
| Died | 8 February 1829 (aged 55) Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer Ironmonger |
| Known for | Slide rule Rotary Steam Engine |
Mechanical engineering as a profession was on the rise and the advent of the steam age opened up viable career alternatives for many young Englishmen who, like Joshua Routledge, grew up in an agriculture-based society.
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