Richard Roberts

:See Richard J. Roberts for the Nobel Prize winning biochemist.

Roberts's achievements

He has been described as the most important British mechanical engineer of the nineteenth century. According to Hills (chapter XIII, p 228,) his main contribution was the introduction of improved machine tools without which high standards of accuracy could not be achieved. This laid the foundation of production engineering as we know it today, leading to the interchangeability of standard parts and so mass production.

Related Topics:
Production engineering - Interchangeability - Mass production

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