Bramah, Joseph

British engineer and inventor; he was one of the leading engineering personalities of the Industral Revolution in England.

Joseph Bramah is known mainly for his invention of the hydraulic press. He also took out patents for a device for pumping beer, a machine for the sequential numbering of banknotes, a machine for making quill pen nibs, and the first cylinder mould machine for paper-making. He also employed the young Henry Maudslay in his workshop, the inventor of the precision lathe.

Cite as: Bramah, Joseph. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7517, viewed on 9 May 2025.