Invention and Engineering

Benjamin Hick

Benjamin Hick (1 August 1790 – 9 September 1842) was an English civil and mechanical engineer, art collector and patron whose improvements to the steam engine and invention of scientific tools were held in high esteem by the engineering profession; some of Hick's improvements became public property without claiming the patent rights he was entitled to or without their source being known.

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• ▸British Rail Class 33
• ▸George Gershwin
• ▸Dam

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