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John Wilkinson
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Born in Clifton, Cumbria
Born in 1728
Died on 14th of July 1808

Born 1728. Died 1808 - English ironmaster and inventor.



Master of three furnaces. In 1774 invented a cannon-boring machine, more accurate than any previously used. Supplied James Watt and Matthew Boulton with hundreds of cylinders for steam engines. Installed a Watt engine in one of his furnaces.

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