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Joseph Aspdin
English inventor of Portland cement (1778ā1855) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Aspdin (25 December 1778 ā 20 March 1855) was an English bricklayer, businessman, inventor, and stonemason who obtained the patent for Portland cement on 21 October 1824.
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