1753-1815

English engineer whose work lead to many advances in steam engine technology. Hornblower made a number of contributions to the growing steam engine industry, including development of new uses for Watt's engines and several of his own patented designs. Most of his work appears to have dealt with the use of steam engines for pumping water, but he was also influential in showing how steam engines could be used to replace work previously done by water, draft animals, and men.