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| Picture No | 10216423 |
| Date | 1845 |
| Description | Armstrong's hydro-electric machine. |
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Hydro-electric machine invented by William George Armstrong (1810-1900), later Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, in the 1840's. Originally training as a solicitor, Armstrong was fascinated by mechanics and demonstrated this particular machine at the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle-upon-Tyne to an audience which included famous engineers such as Faraday and Whitworth. The invention utilised high pressure steam issuing through nozzles in the boiler.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News. 1845 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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