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Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet FRS FRSA (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for .
Sir Joseph Whitworth, Baronet was an English mechanical engineer who won international recognition as a machine toolmaker. After working as a mechanic for various Manchester machine manufacturers, Whitworth went to London in 1825 and at Maudslay & Company devised a scraping technique for making a.
2024年5月9日 · Early years. Joseph Whitworth was born in Stockport, Chesire on the 21st December 1803. his father was a schoolmaster and dissenter who would later become a Congregationalist minister. John was...
2018年2月7日 · A man he turns to when tough decisions must be made. “What would Sir Joseph do?” Stone likes to say. Whitworth Society president Howard Stone thinks that if Sir Joseph were alive today he’d be working to raise the profile of engineering (Credit: David Eaves)
Joseph Whitworth. 1803-1887. British mechanical engineer and inventor whose attention to quality and precision gained him a worldwide reputation for superior machine tools. Whitworth developed and perfected tools for many industries; in 1835 alone, his patents included a knitting machine, several planing machines, a vertical drill, a gear ...
English mechanical engineer Joseph Whitworth won international recognition as a machine toolmaker. Through his precision work he helped to establish standard specifications for various machine parts, tools, and mechanical devices.
In 1856, Joseph Whitworth became the fourth President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was by now widely respected and influential, and he lost no time in promoting engineering standards within the Institution.
