William Fairbairn

Sir William Fairbairn

Bt FRS
Sir William Fairbairn; Bt FRS
	by Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner, in the foreground Observations of the Cold blast, referring to On the strength and properties of cast iron obtained from the Hot and Cold blast, presented at the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1838[1]
Born	19 February 1789; Kelso, Scotland
Died	18 August 1874 (aged 85); Moor Park, Farnham, England
Nationality	British
Known for	Structural ironwork; Shipbuilding; Locomotives; Lancashire Boiler

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick Bt FRS (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder. In 1854 he succeeded George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson to become the third president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.[2]

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Sir William Fairbairn Bt FRS
by Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner, in the foreground Observations of the Cold blast, referring to On the strength and properties of cast iron obtained from the Hot and Cold blast, presented at the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1838[1]
Born	(1789-02-19)19 February 1789 Kelso, Scotland
Died	18 August 1874(1874-08-18) (aged 85) Moor Park, Farnham, England
Nationality	British
Known for	Structural ironwork Shipbuilding Locomotives Lancashire Boiler