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1843 He patented improvements in the manufacture of wadding for firearms as well as improvements in the manufacture of pills and medicated lozenges. | 1843 He patented improvements in the manufacture of wadding for firearms as well as improvements in the manufacture of pills and medicated lozenges. | ||
1845 He became a partner of [[Charles Macintosh and Co]]. | 1845 He became a partner of [[Charles Macintosh and Co]].<ref> Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 22 May 2019
1824 William Brockedon, of Caroline Street, Bedford Square, became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[1]
1838 He made his first in a long series of indiarubber (gutta-percha) patents. These patents would relate to using indiarubber in an liquefied form to waterproofing roofs and fabrics and to improve buoys and buoyancy in boats as well as for use in surgery and the milking of cows.
1843 He patented improvements in the manufacture of wadding for firearms as well as improvements in the manufacture of pills and medicated lozenges.
1845 He became a partner of Charles Macintosh and Co.[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1824 Institution of Civil Engineers
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)