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William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish chemist, inventor, and mechanical engineer. Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall , as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham , England.
James Gillies, portrayed by Michael Seater, is Detective William Murdoch's nemesis. He is a cold, calculating, murderous criminal mastermind who hides behind a facade of cordiality. Gillies views his nefarious schemes as high-stakes games in which he and Murdoch match wits and, for which, there must be a clear winner and a loser.
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The Whitbread Engine of 1785. The sun and planet gear is a method of converting reciprocating motion to rotary motion and was used in the first rotative beam engines.. It was invented by the Scottish engineer William Murdoch, an employee of Boulton and Watt, but was patented by James Watt in October 1781.