William Samuel Henson
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1812 – 1888
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Who was William Samuel Henson?
William Samuel Henson was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor.
Henson was born on 3 May 1812, in Nottingham, England. Henson was involved in lace-making in Chard, which increasingly was mechanized at that time, and he obtained a patent on improved lace-making machines in 1835. Henson is best known as an early pioneer in aviation, but patented many other inventions, some of which are in wide use today.
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- Born
- May 3, 1812
Chard - Also known as
- William Henson
- Lived in
- Newark
- Died
- 1888
Newark
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on July 23, 2013
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