1839 - 1911
Norman Selfe Australian Inventor
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Details
| Birthday |
9th December, 1839
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| Birthplace |
Teddington
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| Died |
15th October, 1911
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| Place of Death |
Sydney, Australia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Civil engineer
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Norman Selfe (9 December 1839 – 15 October 1911) was an Australian engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban planner and outspoken advocate of technical education. After emigrating to Sydney with his family from England as a boy he became an apprentice engineer, following his father's trade. Selfe designed many bridges, docks, boats, and much precision machinery for the city. He also introduced new refrigeration, hydraulic, electrical and transport systems. For these achievements he received international acclaim during his lifetime. Decades before the Sydney Harbour Bridge was built, the city came close to building a Selfe-designed steel cantilever bridge across the harbour after he won the second public competition for a bridge design.
