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Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer turned builder, patented a chemical process for making portland cement which was an important advance in the building trades
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Joseph Aspdin Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Aspdin through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Joseph Aspdin, historical timeline
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1824
Invention of Portland Cement
Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer turned builder, patented a chemical process for making portland cement which was an important advance in the building trades
Patent
Patents a cement which is impervious to water
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