James Henry Greathead
Civil Engineer
Died when: 52 years 76 days (626 months)Star Sign: Leo
James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 – 21 October 1896) was a mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and Liverpool overhead railway, as well as being one of the earliest proponents of the English Channel, Irish Sea and Bristol Channel tunnels.
His invention is also the reason that the London Underground is colloquially named the "Tube".
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