Richard Lovell Edgeworth
From 1744 to 1817 this inventor used his engineering knowledge to innovate on mechanical instruments. Lovell was born in Bath Somerset, England and died in Ireland. From a four whealed open carriage to a simple turnip cutter he could think big and small. Maria Edgeworth was one of his 22 children and she was a novel writer who found inspiration in her inventor father. Richard Lovell Edgewater was married four times.
Some of his inventions
the caterpillar track
a machine to measure the size of a plot of land
velocipede - bicycle, tricycle
pedometer - to measure walking distance
semaphore - signaling device with mechanical moving arms
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