Joseph Clement (1779 to 1844) was a British engineer and industrialist, chiefly remembered as the maker of Charles Babbage's first difference engine between 1824 and 1833. Born at Great Asby in Westmorland, the son of a hand loom weaver, he built his own lathe, learned draughtsmanship in Glasgow and worked as chief draughtsman for Joseph Bramah and then for Maudslay, Sons and Field in London before setting up his own firm in 1817. His main interest was the improvement of self acting machine tools, especially lathes, and the Society for the Encouragement of Arts gave him gold medals in 1818 for a machine for marking ellipses and in 1827 for a precision lathe. His workshop skill is what turned Babbage's design into metal.
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Contribution Kind Highest HonourGold medal of the Society of Arts 1 Notable WorkConstruction of Babbage's first difference engine (1824 to 1833) 1 Connections
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13 June 1779-28 February 1844
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was a British engineer and industrialist
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chiefly remembered as the maker of Charles Babbage's first difference engine, between 1824 and 1833
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chiefly remembered as the maker of Charles Babbage's first difference engine, between 1824 and 1833
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being awarded the gold Isis medal of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts in 1827
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chiefly remembered as the maker of Charles Babbage's first difference engine, between 1824 and 1833
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