Jonathan Hornblower (1717)
- Jonathan Hornblower (1717)
:"This article is about steam engineer Jonathan Hornblower (1717-1780). For his son, Jonathan Hornblower (1753-1815), see Jonathan Hornblower."
Jonathan Hornblower (October 30, 1717 - December 7, 1780) was an English pioneer of steam power, the son of Joseph Hornblower and brother of Josiah Hornblower, two fellow pioneers.
External links
* [http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1085.htm The First American Steam Engine]
*Richard L. Hills, ‘Hornblower, Jonathan (1717–1780)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13783 accessed 16 Oct 2007]
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