Table of Contents

Editor's preface; Introduction; 1. The family of Nasmyth; 2. My early life and school-days; 3. Mechanical beginnings: model-making; 4. I become Maudsley's assistant; 5. Maudsley's works; 6. My journey to the North: death of Maudsley; 7. I set up in business: Edinburgh and Manchester; 8. Patricroft: the Bridgewater Foundry; 9. Locomotive building: the birth of the steam hammer; 10. Busy times at Bridgewater Foundry; 11. My home pursuits: retirement; Glossary; Index.

Promotional Information

This 1931 book comprises extracts from the 1883 autobiography of James Nasmyth, a Scottish engineer who invented the steam hammer.