Andrew Meikle
Andrew Meikle (born May 5, 1719 in Scotland , † November 27, 1811 in East Linton , East Lothian , Scotland) was a Scottish mechanic who is known as the inventor of the threshing machine .
He worked as a mill builder at the Houston Mill in East Linton , East Lothian . Around 1750 he invented wind direction tracking (invented by Edmund Lee as early as 1745). Around 1772 he improved the windmill blades. He replaced the covering with spring sails , which were operated with a rod and could be quickly and safely controlled in a storm.
In 1786 he invented the threshing machine. It essentially consisted of a drum on which four beater bars sat (Engl. Patent No. 1645 of April 9, 1788). Some also claim that he improved an earlier design by Michael Menzies († 1766) from 1734. It is seen as a key development for the British agrarian revolution in the late 18th century.
He inspired John Rennie the Elder to civil engineers to be.
Web links
- Great Engineers - the Biography of Andrew Meikle, the Thresher Inventor , Bright Hub entry , April 28, 2009
- Andrew Meikle , entry with the Gazetteer for Scotland
- Significant Scots: Andrew Meikle , entry on Electric Scotland
- Andrew Meikle , entry on Undiscovered Scotland
Footnotes
- ↑ Andrew Meikle at Find a Grave , accessed June 15, 2019
- ↑ FM Feldhaus : The technology of prehistoric times, historical times and primitive peoples. A handbook for archaeologists and historians, museums and collectors, art dealers and antiquarians. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig / Berlin 1914, p. 224 ( PDF; 1.54 MB )
- ↑ BBC History : Historic Figures: John Rennie (1761-1821)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meikle, Andrew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1719 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1811 |
| Place of death | East Linton , East Lothian |