The name James Atkinson can be found in science, literary and engineering - actually at least three different people! The engineer (one of many it seems) is the focus of this article. Atkinson was born in 1846 in Lancashire in the north of England into a family of engineers - his grandfather owned the Hope Foundry that made many steam locomotives. As a young man, he went to … [Read more...]
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