Editing Henry Maudslay (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Henry Maudslay bust from Roe 1916.png|thumb|A bust of Maudslay.<ref name="Roe1916frontispiece">{{Harvnb|Roe|1916}}, [https://archive.org/details/englishandameri01roegoog frontispiece]</ref>]]
Maudslay laid an important foundation for the [[Industrial Revolution]] with his machine tool technology. His most influential invention was the [[screw-cutting lathe]]. The machine, which created uniformity in screws and allowed for the application of [[interchangeable parts]] (a prerequisite for [[mass production]]), was a revolutionary development necessary for the Industrial Revolution.<ref>{{cite news|title=Henry Maudsley Facts|url=http://biography.yourdictionary.com/henry-maudslay|publisher=Yourdictionary.com.|date=22 May 2016}}</ref>

Many outstanding engineers trained in his workshop, including [[Richard Roberts (engineer)|Richard Roberts]], [[David Napier (precision engineer)|David Napier]], [[Joseph Clement]], Sir [[Joseph Whitworth]], [[James Nasmyth]] (inventor of the [[steam hammer]]), [[Joshua Field (engineer)|Joshua Field]]. Maudslay played his part in the development of mechanical engineering when it was in its infancy, but he was especially pioneering in the development of machine tools to be used in engineering workshops across the world.

Maudslay's company was one of the most important British engineering manufactories of the nineteenth century, finally closing in 1904.

Many of the tools made by Maudslay are in the collection of the [[Science Museum, London]].<ref name="Gilbert1971"/>