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British engineer and toolmaker Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) invented the first metal lathe in 1797. Officially designated the slide rest lathe, Maudlay's invention is recognized as the first modern precision machine tool, and is arguably the most important such tool ever invented.
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Science and Society Picture Library: A Maudslay Lathe, 1812-1820
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