About Thomas Carr
Lived 1824 – 1874 (aged 49–50). Thomas Carr was a British mechanical engineer and inventor.
Thomas Carr (1824–1874) was an English mechanical engineer of Montpelier, Bristol. Of his several inventions, the Carr's disintegrator was the best-known of its type.
Early life and education Thomas Carr was born at Durham, England, on 23 January 1824. He was the third son of Rev. John Carr, professor of mathematics in the University of Durham.
Death Carr died in Bristol, England on 29 March 1874, at the age of 50.
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Who was Thomas Carr?
English mechanical engineer & inventor (1824-1874)
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Thomas Carr was born in 1824 in Durham.
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Thomas Carr died in 1874 in Bristol.
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Thomas Carr was a mechanical engineer and inventor.
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