Dutch inventor.
The most prolific “quasi-professional” inventor in late eighteenth-century England; patented fifteen inventions between 1771 and 1809. Particularly interested in paddle-wheels. Elected to Royal Society with Franklin’s support (1773).
Dutch inventor.
The most prolific “quasi-professional” inventor in late eighteenth-century England; patented fifteen inventions between 1771 and 1809. Particularly interested in paddle-wheels. Elected to Royal Society with Franklin’s support (1773).