William Armstrong

William Armstrong
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Publisher : McNidder and Grace Limited
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780857160355
ISBN-13 : 0857160354
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Book Synopsis William Armstrong by : Henrietta Heald

Download or read book William Armstrong written by Henrietta Heald and published by McNidder and Grace Limited. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Armstrong was a brilliant and charismatic figure of the 19th Century – a self-made man whose achievements are now being more widely recognised. Inventor, scientist, engineer, and an early advocator of renewable energy, he built a pioneering house in Northumberland in the North East of England called Cragside, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. Armstrong's industrial powerhouse Elswick Works on the Tyne employed over 25,000 people in its heyday manufacturing hydraulic cranes, warships and armaments. He was a visionary who was loved, and hated, and feared in equal measure. While he brought great fame and fortune to his native Newcastle upon Tyne, and to his country as a whole, he was condemned in some quarters as 'a merchant of death' for his manufacturing of weapons of war. 'This intimate, authoritative portrait reveals as never before the extraordinary achievements of a multi-faceted Victorian giant.' David Kynaston 'An excellent book – hugely enjoyable.' Alexander Armstrong


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