why dartford is an important town
Dartford’s Importance
In this essay I will tell you how and if Dartford changed the world. The following contains history of papermaking, Engineering, Industrial Location of Dartford and one from cement, pharmaceceuticals and power.
Papermaking
Augustus Applegath made a printer that could print 5000 newspapers per hour. Is a German and although he made a quick printer, it wasn’t of good quality. The main of his inventions was of course the printer. Also he persuaded the government to use his printer to make more notes of one pounds and five pounds. The government made millions in the end with just a couple of printers. Many people used Augustus’s designs to build there own type of printer and to print newspapers. Augustus lived in the Dartford district for over 40years while also establishing a silk and calico printing works in the town in 1843. He registered eighteen different patents in his own name for improvements in letterpress and silk printing, perfected an extraordinary new technique for printing banknotes, and invented the printing machine upon which "The Times" newspaper was printed in the mid-19th century.
Augustus was born in 1788 and died in 1871.
Bryan Donkin was apprenticed to John Hall, who was an engineer who helped both design and make engines for the S.S "Batavia for the steam navigation company and in 1836 S.S."Wilberforce" built by Curling & Young at Blackwall for the Humber Union S.S.Company.Bryan Donkin played a leading role in the establishment of the world's first food-canning factory in 1811; this was the first step to the revolution of canned food. Canned food as we know it is an essence of long- term preservation of food. John Hall was asked for help by the Fourdrinier brothers for their prototype. By 1802 Donkin had left Dartford and moved to Fort Place, Bermondsey, where he established a workshop financed by the Fourdriniers.Bryan helped perfect their prototype and got The Fourdrinier brothers invested over £60,000 in
In this essay I will tell you how and if Dartford changed the world. The following contains history of papermaking, Engineering, Industrial Location of Dartford and one from cement, pharmaceceuticals and power.
Papermaking
Augustus Applegath made a printer that could print 5000 newspapers per hour. Is a German and although he made a quick printer, it wasn’t of good quality. The main of his inventions was of course the printer. Also he persuaded the government to use his printer to make more notes of one pounds and five pounds. The government made millions in the end with just a couple of printers. Many people used Augustus’s designs to build there own type of printer and to print newspapers. Augustus lived in the Dartford district for over 40years while also establishing a silk and calico printing works in the town in 1843. He registered eighteen different patents in his own name for improvements in letterpress and silk printing, perfected an extraordinary new technique for printing banknotes, and invented the printing machine upon which "The Times" newspaper was printed in the mid-19th century.
Augustus was born in 1788 and died in 1871.
Bryan Donkin was apprenticed to John Hall, who was an engineer who helped both design and make engines for the S.S "Batavia for the steam navigation company and in 1836 S.S."Wilberforce" built by Curling & Young at Blackwall for the Humber Union S.S.Company.Bryan Donkin played a leading role in the establishment of the world's first food-canning factory in 1811; this was the first step to the revolution of canned food. Canned food as we know it is an essence of long- term preservation of food. John Hall was asked for help by the Fourdrinier brothers for their prototype. By 1802 Donkin had left Dartford and moved to Fort Place, Bermondsey, where he established a workshop financed by the Fourdriniers.Bryan helped perfect their prototype and got The Fourdrinier brothers invested over £60,000 in