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Johann Georg Bodmer

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Johann Georg Bodmer
c.1850s engraved by Samuel Bellin
Born6 December 1786
Zürich, Switzerland
Died29 May 1864 (1864-05-30) (aged 77)
Zürich, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil and Mechanical Engineer

Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 29 May 1864) was a prolific Swiss inventor, making contributions to areas ranging from weaponry to steam engines, textile manufacture (machinery for wool spinning), and railroad construction.

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  1. ^ MacLeod, Christine (2007). Heroes of Invention: Technology, Liberalism and British Identity, 1750-1914 (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 260. ISBN 9780521873703. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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