James Wimshurst
Inventor
1832 – 1903
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Who was James Wimshurst?
James Wimshurst was an English inventor, engineer and shipwright. Though Wimshurst did not patent his machines and the various improvements that he made to them, his refinements to the electrostatic generator led to its becoming widely known as the Wimshurst machine.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1832
Poplar, London - Parents
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 3, 1903
Clapham
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on July 23, 2013
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