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Wlliam Samuel Henson, a British inventor and engineer, was born on May 3, 1812, in Nottingham.

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William Samuel Henson (1812 - 1888)

WilliamSamuelHenson

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Descendants

Father of Joseph William Henson

Died at age 75in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

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Biography

Inventor: 1835: Patent on lace-making improvements 1841: Patent on light-weight steam engines 1843: Patent on flying machine 1847: Patent on T-shaped safety razor 1852: US Patent on knitting looms Breech-loading cannon (rejected by US Navy as impractical) 1868: US Patent on governors for steam engines Cistern-cleaning machine Method for making waterproof oilcloth Ice-making machine Springboard

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London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1931 for William Samuel Henson, City of London, St Botolph, Aldgate 1843 - 1849

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With the exception of Sir George Cayley, the first half of the 19th century witnessed little significant development in aeronautics until William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) published in 1843 his design for an advanced fixed-wing monoplane configuration known as the 'Aerial Steam Carriage'.

Born in Nottingham in 1812, the son of William Henson a lacemaker, in 1830 Henson moved moved to Chard in Somerset with his father, where he was initially employed as a machinist in the local lacemaking industry. He soon set up in business on his own behalf as WS Henson, Lace Manufacturer.

From 1840 Henson began experiments with gliding models, corresponding with John Stringfellow (1799-1883) about his engine designs, and on 29 September 1842 submitted his patent application for a flying machine. This was formally published in April 1843 as Description, specification, and drawings, of Mr. Henson's locomotive apparatus for the conveyance of passengers, etc. through the air. ('Aerial' Steam Carriage) [Seven coloured drawings] and Locomotive apparatus for the air, land, and water (Henson's speci

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Henson and Stringfellow:The Dream Takes Shape

Born in 18 12,William Samuel Henson was, like hisfather, a successful industrialist in thelacemaking business in Somerset, England. In 1840, under the influenceof Cayley’s earlywritings, Henson and an engineer whoalso worked in the lacemaking industry, JohnStringfellow,designed a steam-driven airplane they called an “aerial steam carriage.”

There were manyelements ofthe design of the Ariel (as Henson called it) that provedto be prophetic of later aircraft, and a simple glance at the design makes one feel as if one is looking at a cartoonprototype of the modern airliner.In fact, Henson and Stringfellow planned to create aninternational airline, the Aerial Transit Company, andproceeded to raise investment capital. Theyembarked ona massive publicity campaign that involved illustrationsof the Ariel in flight overLondon and exotic settings inEgypt, India, and China.

They hoped that the illustrations wouldmake people believe the aircraft was anestablished fact. These illustrations appeared in newspapers, magazines, on handkerchiefs,