John Braithwaite (engineer)

John Braithwaite
Born(1797-03-19)19 March 1797
London, England
Died25 September 1870(1870-09-25) (aged 73)
Paddington, London, England
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor

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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