George William Manby information

Captain George William Manby FRS (28 November 1765 – 18 November 1854) was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from...

to mount a Breeches buoy. The apparatus was invented by Captain George William Manby, inspired by his witnessing a ship HMS Snipe (1801) run aground off...

in Great Yarmouth was George William Manby, who became one of the godfathers of Augustus Onslow Manby Gibbes (1828–1897). Manby was a well-known inventor...

lives were lost despite being just 50 yards from shore, George William Manby developed the Manby mortar that same year. His device was a line fastened to...

designed many of the road signs used throughout the United Kingdom George William Manby (1765–1854), fire extinguisher David Marks, architect who contributed...

fire extinguisher, the 'Extincteur' was invented by British Captain George William Manby and demonstrated in 1816 to the 'Commissioners for the affairs of...

Zvyozdochkin) Boris Mamyrin (1919–2007), Russia – reflectron (ion mirror) George William Manby (1765–1854), UK – Fire extinguisher Harry Mendell, U.S. – invented...

legend says that the smuggler's mutilated body was found in a well. Charles William Peach, naturalist and geologist Richard Porson, classical scholar Genetic...

Each Waterguard station was issued with a Manby mortar, which had been invented by Captain George William Manby in 1808. The mortar fired a shot with a...

Trengrouse, Captain George William Manby was engaged in perfecting an apparatus very similar to Bell's. The idea occurred to Manby in February 1807, after...

powered vacuum cleaner – Hubert Cecil Booth Fire extinguisher – George William Manby Folding carton – Charles Henry Foyle Lawn mower – Edwin Beard Budding...

Manby's eldest sister Mary Jane (1763-1773), John (1773-1783) and two other siblings died as children. His eldest brother was George William Manby, the...

Thomas Girdlestone (1758−1822), English physician and writer Captain George William Manby FRS (1765−1854), barrack-master and inventor of marine life-saving...

Manby Mortar – George William Manby Mansard roof – François Mansart Marconi rig – Guglielmo Marconi Mason jar – John Landis Mason Masonite - William H...

library. George William Manby (1765–1854), inventor of the Manby mortar and the first modern form of fire extinguisher, was educated in the town. George Henry...

by William Congreve (rockets), Charles Cornwallis Dansey of the Royal Artillery (kites), Frederick Marryat (signal codes), and George William Manby (life-saving...

Durand (dates not known). 1818: Modern fire extinguisher invented by George William Manby (1765–1854). 1828: Thermosiphon, which forms the basis of most modern...

Kingdom Brunel Grace Darling Edward Haughton (Bronze Medal) Captain George William Manby (Silver Medal) Bram Stoker Matthew Webb (first Stanhope Medal). Sir...

Fremantle, British captain and politician (d. 1819) November 28 – George William Manby, English author and inventor (d. 1854) December 8 – Eli Whitney,...

Henry George Blogg GC BEM (6 February 1876 – 13 June 1954) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England, and the most decorated...

Fremantle, British captain and politician (d. 1819) November 28 – George William Manby, English author and inventor (d. 1854) December 8 – Eli Whitney,...

Haylett Jr (Late Cox), William Brown (Second Coxswain), Charles Brown, William Wilson, John Smith, George King, Charles George, and Harry Knights. Asked...

Captain George William Manby. London: Bles. ISBN 0-7138-0287-1. "Dreadful Catastrophe". The Times. No. 6980. London. 24 February 1807. p. 3. "William Wilberforce...

over in the swell. Aaron moved to his father's oars but William and Joseph were drowned. John George, another of the crew, swam towards the shore and came...

Hon Auberon Herbert - 1867 William Davies - 1917 Private Stewart Holmes - 1917 Henry George Blogg, Coxswain - 1932 Henry George Blogg, Coxswain - 1934 (Second...

and high-profile public figures such as William Wilberforce and sea rescue expert Capt. George William Manby FRS. It was resolved to form the National...

become tradesmen. Their talents were recognised by the inventor George William Manby, who became their patron and mentor. In 1818, he provided them with...