Cornelis Corneliszoon
Cornelis Corneliszoon (* around 1550 in Uitgeest , Netherlands; † around 1600) was the inventor of the sawmill .
His windmill used a crankshaft to convert the rotary motion into forward and backward motion for the saw. This enabled him to cut the wood more accurately and 30 times faster than by hand. In 1594 he built his first small sawmill, which he sold to Alkmaar the following year . In 2004 she was discovered by chance. He received a patent for his crankshaft in 1597. He then built a more advanced post mill , which played a key role in the Golden Age , enabling the mass production of ships for overseas trade. The mill turned the Zaan district - north of Amsterdam - into the first industrial area.
He also held other patents, such as an early version of the centrifugal pump .
literature
- Wladimir Dobber: Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest
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| SURNAME | Corneliszoon, Cornelis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch engineer, the inventor of the sawmill |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uitgeest , Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1600 |