Andrew Vivian [SEP] date of death
Andrew Vivian
Andrew Vivian (1759–1842) was an Cornish mechanical engineer, inventor, and mine captain of the Dolcoath mine in Cornwall, England.
In partnership with his cousin Richard Trevithick, the inventor of the "high pressure" steam engine, and the entrepreneur Davis Giddy, Vivian financed the production of the first steam carriage and was granted a joint patent for high pressure engines for stationary and locomotive use in March 1802.
Early life.
He was born at Vellansaundry, Camborne on 30 November 1759, the
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