Jonathan Hornblower (1717)

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This article is about steam engineer Jonathan Hornblower (1717-1780). For his son, Jonathan Hornblower (1753-1815), see Jonathan Hornblower.

Jonathan Hornblower (October 30, 1717 - December 7, 1780) was an English pioneer of steam power, the son of Joseph Hornblower and brother of Josiah Hornblower, two fellow pioneers.

[edit] External links

• The First American Steam Engine
• Richard L. Hills, ‘Hornblower, Jonathan (1717–1780)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Oct 2007