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The Biography of Andrew Smith Hallidie
By Edgar Myron Kahn
Andrew Smith Hallidie, the mechanical genius who originated cable railway transportation, was born in London, on March 16, 1836.
His grandfather, Smith, a [Scottish] schoolmaster and soldier during the Napoleonic wars, had served at Waterloo. His father, Andrew Smith, had been born in Fleming, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, in 1798, and his mother, Julia Johnstone Smith, was from Lockerbie, Dumfrieshire.
Andrew smith hallidie biography of christopher columbus
Andrew Smith was an engineer and inventor. Of his patents those for the making of metal wire ropes, granted from 1835 to 1849, were the most important. Young Andrew Smith later adopted the surname Hallidie in honor of his godfather and uncle, Sir Andrew Hallidie, who had been physician to King William IV and to Queen Victoria.
His early training was of a scientific and mechanical character, and at ten years of age he successfully constructed an "electrical mac