| Birth date | 6 December 1786 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Death place | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Discipline | Civil and Mechanical Engineer |
Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 30 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines, textile manufacture (machinery for wool spinning), and railroad construction.
See also
- Benjamin Hick
- Benet Woodcroft[1]
- List of early locomotives of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway
References
- ^ MacLeod, Christine (2007). Heroes of Invention: Technology, Liberalism and British Identity, 1750-1914. illustrated ed. Cambridge University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780521873703. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "Bodmer" (in German). Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Vol. 3. 4th ed. 1890. pp. 119–120.
- Brownlie, David (1925). "John George Bodmer, his life and work, particularly in relation to the evolution of mechanical stoking". Transactions of the Newcomen Society. 6: 86–110. doi:10.1179/tns.1925.005
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