Artur Woolf was born in Camborne, Cornwall back in 1766. Noting is written about his family, schooling and so on however, what I can tell you of course is the rest of the story.in 1785 he left Cornwall and moved to London working for Joseph Bramah engineering works and other firms until 1811.
With the knowledge, he gained he invented something that will forever place him in the history books. He obtained a patent for this in 1803 and had a working prototype completed the next year. He continued to improve on his invention, by the time he retired in 1836, largely due to his efforts his invention was described as a thing of magnificent beauty and efficiency.
Now you may be asking yourself what in the world did Arthur invent, well I’m so glad you did for that is the rest of the story. for you see he invented a high-pressure compound steam engine. Later on, his improvements led to the Cornish engine. Two of those are still in operation to this day at the Crofton Pumping Station in Wiltshire. They are the oldest working beam engines in the world built in 1812. They pump water from underground mines and for winching materials into and out of the mine. Until tomorrow keep a smile on your face and a penny in your pocket
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