Pioneer of mechanical energy

1728 Matthew Boulton (d. August 18, 1809), English manufacturer and engineer who pioneered the steam engine with James Watt.

Like Watt, Boulton was a key member of the Lunar Society. Other names associated with this remarkable club include Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Galton, Jr, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Sir Richard Arkwright, John Baskerville, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Anna Seward and Thomas Wedgwood.

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