Hydraulics Heroes EBook

Discover the inspirational work and lives of five scientists, mathematicians and engineers who advanced the field of hydraulics:

Benedetto Castelli (c.1577 – 1642)
Developed the mathematical formulation of the continuity law of running water based on the incompressibility of the liquid.

Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662)
Discovered and named Pascal’s Law.

Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1799 – 1869)
Discovered and formulated Poiseuille’s law, now more commonly known as the Hagen-Poiseuille equation.

Joseph Bramah (1748 – 1814)
Inventor the Bramah press (or hydraulic press).

William Armstrong (1810 – 1900)
Inventor of the hydraulic engine and the hydraulic accumulator, and the widespread industrial deployment of major hydraulic systems, including iconic projects such as the hydraulic mechanisms in London’s Tower Bridge.