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John Braithwaite (engineer)
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For his father, engineer died 1818, see John Braithwaite the elder.
John Braithwaite, the younger FSA (19 March 1797 – 25 September 1870), was an English engineer who invented the first steam fire engine. He also co-designed the first locomotive claimed to have covered a mile in less than a minute.
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Born | (1797-03-19)19 March 1797 London, England |
Died | 25 September 1870(1870-09-25) (aged 73) Paddington, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
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