Sir William George Armstrong

(26 Nov 1810 - 27 Dec 1900)

English inventor, engineer, and industrialist in hydraulic engineering, shipbuilding and artillery.

“However high we climb in the pursuit of knowledge we shall still see heights above us, and the more we extend our view, the more conscious we shall be of the immensity which lies beyond.”

— Sir William George Armstrong

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