Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.
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Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became known to the Lords of the Admiralty that a new power in forging had been introduced.
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| Birth: | 19th August, 1808 |
| Death: | 7th May, 1890 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Inventor, Mechanical Engineer |
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James Hall Nasmyth was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer. He was the co-founder of Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company manufacturers of machine tools. He studied at Heriot-Watt University.
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