William Symington

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William Symington was a Scottish engineer and inventor best known for pioneering practical steamboat technology in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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instanceOf Scottish person
human
birthDate 1763-10-22
birthPlace Leadhills NERFINISHED
Scotland
South Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Lord Dundas NERFINISHED
Patrick Miller of Dalswinton NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfInvention first practical steamboat circa 1801
deathDate 1831-03-22
designed Charlotte Dundas NERFINISHED
experimental steamboats on the Forth and Clyde Canal
employer Patrick Miller of Dalswinton NERFINISHED
era Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
familyName Symington NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering
steam power
givenName William
hasInfluenceOn commercial use of steam-powered vessels
hasNumberOfChildren 4
hasWorkLocation Forth and Clyde Canal NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Union Canal NERFINISHED
influenced development of steam navigation
later steamboat designers
knownFor Charlotte Dundas steamboat NERFINISHED
development of practical steamboat technology
improvements to steam engines
languageOfWorkOrName English
name William Symington NERFINISHED
nationality Scottish
notableWork Charlotte Dundas NERFINISHED
occupation engineer
inventor
parent William Symington Sr. NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London
residence Leadhills NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
sibling George Symington NERFINISHED
significantEvent trial of the Charlotte Dundas on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1803
spouse Elizabeth Easton NERFINISHED
usedEngineType crank-driven steam engine
double-acting steam engine

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