Painting by James Nasmyth (1808-1890) of a steam hammer, which allowed large scale forging of metal, seen here in use in a factory. Nasmyth, a Scottis

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Painting by James Nasmyth (1808-1890) of a steam hammer, which allowed large scale forging of metal, seen here in use in a factory. Nasmyth, a Scottish engineer, invented the steam hammer.

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Photo credit: © DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 19th, century, engineer, hammer, historical, history, industrial, industry, james, nasmyth, science, steam, technology