Bryan Donkin (March 22, 1768 - February 27, 1855) was a British engineer and industrialist. Born in Sandoe, Northumberland, he served as an apprentice to papermaker, John Hall, in Dartford, Kent. Donkin was engaged to perfect the papermaking machine devised in 1798 by Nicholas Louis Robert. He developed a commercial application of this Fourdrinier machine and invented the composition roller used in printing. 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Northumberland is a county in northern England. ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... This article is about the county in England. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... ... For other articles which might have the same name, see Print (disambiguation). ...

In 1808 Donkin patented a steel nib pen. 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1812, Donkin established Britain's first canned-food factory, in Bermondsey . The iron cans were coated with tin and were found to preserve foods such as meat. For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Bermondsey is a place in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Look up preservation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

By 1847, the Company designed its first products for the emerging gas industry. The name Donkin is a generic name for certain gas valves and Bryan Donkin RMG Gas Controls Limited remains a going concern in Europe 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ... A Going Concern is a business that functions without the intention or threat of liquidation for the forseeable future. ...

In 1853 Donkin built a full-scale difference engine based on the design of Per Georg Scheutz and his son Edvard. It operated on 15-digit numbers and 4th-order differences, and produced printed output just as Charles Babbage had envisaged. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from Prehistory until 1949. ... Portrait of Per Georg Scheutz Per Georg Scheutz (September 23, 1785 – May 22, 1873) was a 19th-century Swedish lawyer, translator, and inventor, who is best known for his pioneering work in computer technology. ...

See Also

• Men of Science Living in 1807-8; engraving, 1862 by George Zobel, and William Walker; National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Reference

• Chronicle of Britain ISBN 1-872031-35-8
• GIS/V12:2006 Gas Industry Standard Specification for Sealant replacement for valves operating up to and including 2 bar
• http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9030928/Bryan-Donkin
• Dictionary of National Biography