Richard Roberts (engineer)
Richard Roberts (22 April 1789 – 11 March 1864) was a British patternmaker and engineer whose development of high-precision machine tools contributed to the birth of production engineering and mass production.
Read more about Richard Roberts (engineer): Early Life, Roberts' Machine Tools, Roberts' Textile Machines, Sharp, Roberts & Co., Final Days, Roberts' Achievements
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