Benjamin Robins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Robins

British engineer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1707

Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1751

Profession: engineer, mathematician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Benjamin Robins (1707 – 29 July 1751) was a pioneering English scientist, Newtonian mathematician, and military engineer. He wrote an influential treatise on gunnery, for the first time introducing Newtonian science to military men, was an early enthusiast for rifled gun barrels, and his work had substantive influence on the development of artillery during the latter half of the eighteenth century – and directly stimulated the teaching of calculus in military academies.