William Murdock
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William Murdock was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for pioneering the use of coal gas for lighting and for his work with James Watt and Matthew Boulton on steam engine development.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
ⓘ
inventor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternativeName | William Murdoch ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. Mary’s Church, Handsworth
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surface form:
St. Mary’s Church, Handsworth, Birmingham
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1754-08-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1839-11-15 ⓘ |
| developed |
coal gas lighting system
ⓘ
practical gas lighting for factories ⓘ |
| educatedIn | practical engineering apprenticeship ⓘ |
| employer |
Boulton and Watt
ⓘ
Soho Manufactory ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
engineering
ⓘ
gas lighting ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ steam power ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | development of urban gas lighting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
James Watt
ⓘ
Matthew Boulton ⓘ |
| invented |
oscillating steam engine model
ⓘ
steam-powered road vehicle model ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early gas lighting experiments
ⓘ
pioneering the use of coal gas for lighting ⓘ work on steam engine development ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first large-scale industrial use of gas lighting
ⓘ
introduced gas lighting at the Soho Foundry ⓘ |
| notableWork | early experiments with coal gas illumination in Cornwall ⓘ |
| occupation |
draughtsman
ⓘ
mechanic ⓘ |
| partOf | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| patent |
improvements to steam engines
ⓘ
sun-and-planet gear (attributed work for Boulton and Watt) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Birmingham
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surface form:
Birmingham, England
|
| residence |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, England
Redruth, Cornwall ⓘ |
| workedWith |
James Watt
ⓘ
Matthew Boulton ⓘ |
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