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William Henry Barlow

1812–1902

Civil engineer. Developed successful designs for rail track, suspension bridges, and steel structures. Experimented with telegraphy and sound recording. FRS 1850.

Source

ODNB

Bibliography

ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.

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