Johann Georg Bodmer

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Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 29 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.

Johann Georg Bodmer
c.1850s engraved by Samuel Bellin
Born6 December 1786
Zürich, Switzerland
Died29 May 1864 (1864-05-30) (aged 77)
Zürich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil and Mechanical Engineer

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  1. ^ 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.
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