George Smart (1757/8–1834) [1] was a British inventor, known for the invention of a device to clean chimneys, called the "scandiscope". [2] He was awarded the Royal Society of Arts gold medal in 1805 [3] for his invention, due to its potential for stopping the practice of making small children climb inside chimneys to clean them.
References
- ^ Howes, Anton. "Smart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/109692. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Cullingford, Benita (2001). British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping. New Amsterdam Books. p. 162. ISBN 9781461663256.
- ^ Young, Jamie (19 November 2008). "Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA". RSA Blog. The RSA. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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George Smart (1757/8–1834) [1] was a British inventor, known for the invention of a device to clean chimneys, called the "scandiscope". [2] He was awarded the Royal Society of Arts gold medal in 1805 [3] for his invention, due to its potential for stopping the practice of making small children climb inside chimneys to clean them.
References
- ^ Howes, Anton. "Smart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/109692. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Cullingford, Benita (2001). British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping. New Amsterdam Books. p. 162. ISBN 9781461663256.
- ^ Young, Jamie (19 November 2008). "Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA". RSA Blog. The RSA. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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