Joseph Whitworth brought the practice of machine tool manufacture to new levels of accuracy and precision. He was born in Stockport, Cheshire, England, in 1803, the son of a schoolmaster and Congregational minister. His formal schooling ended when, at...

1803-1887 British mechanical engineer and inventor whose attention to quality and precision gained him a worldwide reputation for superior machine tools. Whitworth developed and perfected tools for many industries; in 1835 alone, his patents included a...

Sir Joseph Whitworth, Baronet (December 21, 1803 – January 22, 1887) was an English engineer and...

Robin Whitworth was one of the brightest young radio producers in the heyday of BBC Features and Drama before the Second World War and was the writer and producer of An Act of Faith, the remarkable colour television film which portrayed the rebuilding of...

After 115 years as Whitworth College, the private school on Spokane's North Side has decided to change its name to Whitworth University. On Oct. 14, the small Presbyterian school's board of trustees voted 1814 to change Whitworth's name and resolved to implement the...