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Born in November 1810, Armstrong was the son of an up-and-coming corn merchant (also called William) who worked along the quayside. In time, his father would manage to scale the upper echelons to become mayor of Newcastle in 1850. Meanwhile, young William would benefit from a good education, attending the Royal Grammar School and later another ...
Sir William George Armstrong. 1810-1900. English inventor and engineer who made significant developments in the fields of hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding, and artillery production. Early in life Armstrong developed an interest in hydraulics and electricity, subjects upon which he became a popular lecturer. While studying the instruments and ...
William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, CB Kt FRS (26 November 1810 – 27 December 1900) was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside.
In later years Armstrong and his wife Margaret lived at Cragside, near Rothbury, Northumberland. This had originally been built in 1864 as a simple two-storey sporting lodge by an unknown builder-architect. However, Armstrong made it his main residence after the Tyneside strike of 1871 took the shine off his reputation as an enlightened employer.
William George Armstrong primo Barone di Armstrong è stato un ingegnere, inventore e imprenditore britannico. Fu il fondatore dell'impero industriale Armstrong Whitworth & Co.
16 de mai. de 2023 · William George Armstrong (1810-1900), 1st Baron Armstrong, was a noted industrialist, engineer, scientist, inventor and philanthropist. Following his death in 1900, Armstrong College, now the Armstrong Building at Newcastle University, was named after him. At the time, this would have been a fitting tribute to someone who had contributed so ...
William George Armstrong ( 26. marraskuuta 1810 – 27. joulukuuta 1900 [1]) oli englantilainen keksijä, tiedemies, insinööri ja liikemies. Hän perusti Newcastlen lähelle Tynejoen varrelle Elswickiin tehtaat, jotka työllistivät parhaimmillaan 25 000 henkeä. Siellä valmistettiin aseita, laivoja ja hydraulisia nostokurkia.
