Invention and Engineering

Johann Georg Bodmer

Johann Georg Bodmer (6 December 1786 – 30 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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• ▸Crank (mechanism)
• ▸History of photography
• ▸Barber's pole

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