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Find out more about the greatest British Mechanical Engineers, including George Stephenson, Nigel Gresley and Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya.

Famous British Mechanical Engineers

George StephensonGeorge Stephenson
09 June 1781
Father of Railways
Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron BhattacharyyaKumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya
06 June 1940
Life peer

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
19 June 1876
Engineer

Charles Algernon ParsonsCharles Algernon Parsons
13 June 1854
Engineer

Harry FergusonHarry Ferguson
04 November 1884
Mechanic

Henry MaudslayHenry Maudslay
22 August 1771
Innovator
Samuel BenthamSamuel Bentham
11 January 1757
Engineer

Matthew MurrayMatthew Murray
1765 AD
Engineer

Daniel GoochDaniel Gooch
24 August 1816
Engineer
William FroudeWilliam Froude
28 November 1810
Engineer

Dugald ClerkDugald Clerk
31 March 1854
Engineer
James Henry GreatheadJames Henry Greathead
06 August 1844
Civil Engineer

Arthur WoolfArthur Woolf
31 October 1766
Engineer

Joseph ClementJoseph Clement
13 June 1779
Engineer

John HeathcoatJohn Heathcoat
07 August 1783
Inventor

Robert HoeRobert Hoe
29 October 1784
Machinist
Joshua FieldJoshua Field
1786 AD
Civil engineer

James MacdonaldJames Macdonald
08 February 1862
Engineer

William George Armstrong, Baron ArmstrongWilliam George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong
26 November 1810
Engineer