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Henry Bell (1767-1830) was the pioneer of steamship navigation. His famous Comet steamship successfully sailed upstream from Greenock in 1811. This is the first proper biography of the man who introduced the steamship into practical commercial service.
Responsible in large measure for the Clyde becoming one of the shipbuilding centres of the world, and the man who opened up the Scottish Highlands and Islands to steam navigation, Bell's achievements have been largely ignored.
In a comprehensive, accurately researched and most of all readable account of his life, The Ingenious Mr Bell puts this right. Brian Osborne points to reasons for Bell's lack of recongition in his own land. As an entrepreneur and doer, Bell's experience and important contributions to technological and economic development have much relevance in modern day Britain.

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An absorbing story that reads in places like a film script -- The Herald

Probably the definitive biography -- Scottish Field

an unsung hero of the steam age -- Daily Mail

not only an authoritative biography...but a major contribution to the early history of steam navigation -- Lloyd's List

scholarly and readable -- Ships Monthly
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Henry Bell was the pioneer of steamship naviation. His 'Comet' sailing from Glasgow to Greenock in 1812 was the first commercial steamship service in Europe. This is a biography of the man, born in West Lothian, trained in engineering in Bo'ness, who became a key figure in the new age of steam.

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  • PublisherArgyll Publishing
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 1902831284
  • ISBN 13 9781902831282
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages251

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