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Invention of Portland Cement

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1824Date range
1Named people
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Chronological records

1824

Joseph Aspdin1824

Science / Technology

Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer turned builder, patented a chemical process for making portland cement which was an important advance in the building trades

Names involved

Joseph Aspdin

Provenance

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