definition
It is a device that is a combination of a large and a small cylinder connected by a pipe and filled with fluid so that the fluid pressure created by a small force acting on the small-cylinder piston will result in a large force on the large piston.
INVENTION
- The English inventor and locksmith Joseph Bramah invented the hydraulic press in 1795.
- Here is a photograph of Bramah’s original hydraulic press:
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inventor
Here is a painting of Jospeh Bramah:
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(1748-1814)
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