Beauchamp Tower
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Beauchamp Tower | |
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| Born | 13 January 1845 |
| Died | 31 December 1904 (aged 59) |
| Engineering career | |
| Significant advance | Hydrodynamic lubrication |
Beauchamp Tower (13 January 1845 – 31 December 1904) was an English inventor and railway engineer who is chiefly known for his discovery of full-film or hydrodynamic lubrication.[1]
Beauchamp Tower was born the son of Robert Beauchamp Tower, rector of Moreton, Essex and educated at Uppingham School, Rutland. He decided at the age of 16 that he wanted to become an engineer and received early training at the Armstrong Works at Elswick, where he stayed for a few months as a draughtsman after completing his four-year apprenticeship.
