Robert Wilson (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish engineer, inventor of the screw propeller
Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1803
Place of Birth: Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Jul-1882
Profession: engineer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Robert Wilson (engineer)
- Robert Wilson FRSE FRSSA (10 September 1803 – 28 July 1882) was a Scottish engineer, remembered as inventor of a special kind of a screw propeller, which he demonstrated in 1827 (although the first patent was awarded to another inventor in 1836).
- Wilson also designed a self-acting motion for steam hammers which was key to making them practical for industrial use, among many other inventions.
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