Richard L. Hills
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The Rev. Dr Richard Leslie Hills (b. 1936) is an English historian who has written extensively on the history of technology, particularly steam power.
Hills was educated at Charterhouse School before undertaking National Service in the Royal Artillery. Later he read history at Queens' College, Cambridge, and also studied at Imperial College London and UMIST, his studies there earning him a doctorate. He founded Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry. Richard Hills served as President of The Manchester Association Of Engineers from 2005 to 2007. http://www.mae.uk.com
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- Machines, Mills and Uncountable Costly Necessities: A Short History of Drainage of the Fens (1967)
- Power in the Industrial Revolution (1970)
- Richard Arkwright and Cotton Spinning (1973)
- Beyer-Peacock, Locomotive Builders to the World (1982)
- Paper Making in Britain, 1488-1988: A Short History (1988)
- Power from Steam: A History of the Stationary Steam Engine (1989)
- Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology (1993)
- James Watt: Volume 1: His time in Scotland, 1736-1774 (2002)
- Life and Inventions of Richard Roberts (2002)
- The Drainage of the Fens (2003)
- James Watt: Volume 2: His time in England, 1774-1819 (2005)
- James Watt: Volume 3: Triumph through Adversity, 1785-1819 (2006)
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