Robert D. Napier
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Robert D. Napier
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Robert D. Napier was a Scottish engineer, and the youngest son of David Napier. Educated in Liverpool and London, Robert D. Napier worked, with brothers John D. and Francis ("Frank") for his father's shipbuilding firm. At the age of 30, he moved to Australia, where he oversaw dredging operations in Sydney Harbour. While there, he invented the "Differential Self-Acting Friction Brake" and the "Napier Windlass". In 1856 he brought out to Port Adelaide, South Australia in sections, a paddle-steamer
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Scottish engineer
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2023-11-23T14:52:37Z
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