Thomas Drummond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Drummond

British engineer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1797

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1840

Profession: engineer, politician, inventor, civil engineer

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Thomas Drummond

  • Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh, Scotland, was an army officer, civil engineer and senior public official.
  • Drummond used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney.
  • However, it was Drummond who realised their value in surveying.

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