Joshua Routledge | |
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,_Engineer,_Inventor2.jpg) c.1820 by Unknown artist, displaying Routledge's Engineer's Rule and Patent Rotary Steam Engine[1] | |
| Born | 27 April 1773 |
| Died | 8 February 1829 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer Ironmonger |
| Known for | Slide rule Rotary Steam Engine |
Joshua Routledge (27 April 1773 – 8 February 1829) was an engineer and inventor of the early 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.
Mechanical engineering as a profession was on the rise and the advent of the steam age opened up viable career alternatives for many young Englishmen who, like Joshua Routledge, grew up in an agriculture-based society.
- ^ Hardman, Malcolm (2003). "Boltonian Bibliography 1819–1845". Classic Soil: Community, Aspiration, and Debate in the Bolton Region of Lancashire, 1819–1845 (illustrated ed.). Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 327. ISBN 9780838639665. Retrieved 26 November 2015.