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Brindley, James (1716–1772)


James Brindley
Self-taught English canal-builder who inaugurated the canal age by constructing the Bridgewater Canal. Brindley laid out more than 360 miles (580 km) of canals before his death, thus providing the transportation system which made possible the Industrial Revolution.


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