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Roberts, Richard(born April 22, 1789, Carreghova, Montgomeryshire, Wales—died March 16, 1864, Manchester, Eng.) British inventor. He was an uneducated Welsh quarryman before he took a position with Henry Maudslay and then established his own machine-tool factory. He was one of the inventors of the metal planer, and he made important improvements to the lathe. His automatic spinning mule marked an important advance in spinning technology. He developed a screw-cutting lathe and built gear-cutting and slotting machines, railway locomotives with interchangeable parts, automatic machinery for punching holes in plate, and the first successful gas meter. Though he was said to have improved everything he touched, he was not a shrewd businessman, and he died in poverty. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Panelists: Richard Roberts, Chief Planner, New Jersey Transit; John Drobny, Project Management Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. His son, Richard Roberts, was informed by a physician that the hip injury was a clean break and a full recovery was expected, the release said. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention; Richard Roberts, president of Oral Roberts University; Donald E. |
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