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an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads.
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Born
21 December 1803 Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Died
22 January 1887 (aged 83) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Occupation
Engineer
Awards
FRS (1857) Albert Medal (1868)
Institutions
Royal Society Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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Britain
era
1800+
Significant advance
Whitworth standardised screw threads