William Murdoch by an unknown artist

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Date:1754 - 1839 (c.)

Description:Murdoch (1754-1839) worked as an engineer for the firm of Boulton and Watt in Handsworth. For a time he represented the company's interests in Cornwall, where he "invented" gas powered lighting for which he remains famous to this day.

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Watt, James Perry Barr Murdock, William Boulton, Matthew Robinson 1837 - 1900 (Victorian Period) 1801 - 1836 (Late Georgian period & the Industrial Revolution) 1766 - 1800 (Mid-Georgian period & the Industrial Revolution 1701 - 1765 (Early Georgian Period & the Industrial Revolution)

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