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About John Swan
John Swan (1787–1869) was an engineer who worked for the shipbuilder Charles Gordon & Co. in Deptford. In 1824, he demonstrated the efficacy of the screw propeller using a model boat on a pond in the grounds of Mr Gordon's house in Dulwich. Others present included Captain Forbes of the Royal Navy and Dr. George Birkbeck, who wrote in praise of the invention in The Mechanics' Register,The velocity and steadiness of the motion so far exceeded that of the same model when impelled by paddle-wheels driven by the same spring, that I could not doubt its superiority; and the stillness of the water was such as to give to the vessel the appearance of being moved by some magical power.
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- 1787