Brindley (spr. Brindli), James, geb. 1716 zu Tunsted in Derbyshire; war erst Mühlenbaumeister, baute später den Bridgewaterkanal, legte in Staffordshire einen neuen Kanal zwischen Bristol u. Liverpool an u. beschäftigte sich mit dem Plane, England u. Irland durch eine Schiffbrücke zu verbinden. Er schuf alle seine Pläne im Bette, indem er dort oft 2–3 Tage, ohne Nahrung zu nehmen, zubrachte; er st. 1772.
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Brindley — (spr. lĭ), James, Mechaniker, geb. 1716 m Tunstead in Derbyshire, gest. 30. Sept. 1772 zu Turnhurst in Staffordshire, erlernte ohne Schulbildung den Mühlenbau, konstruierte 1752 eine Wasserhebungsmaschine für Steinkohlenminen, 1755 eine neue… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Brindley — (Brindli), geb. 1716 zu Tunsted in Derby, gest. 1772, engl. Ingenieur, der Erbauer des Bridgewater Kanals, leitete auch die Austrocknung der Sümpfe in Lincolnshire, die Herstellung der Docks in Liverpool u. andere großartige Werke … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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