Henry Maudslay

Background

An English engineer and toolmaker, and a founder of the machine-tool industry.

Contribution

Developed the industrial screw-cutting lathe with a slide rest and lead screw, and championed precision measurement and standardized screw threads — the machine tools that made accurate, repeatable parts possible.

Associated inventions

• Precision Machine Tools (Screw-Cutting Lathe)
• Interchangeable Parts

Collaborators & contemporaries

• Honoré Blanc
• Eli Whitney

Associated organizations

• Springfield Armory

Sources & further reading

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• Science Museum Group Collection & topic articlesScience Museum Group (UK) · Museum
• ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering LandmarksAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers · Professional body

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