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ROBERT STEVENSON

Robert Stevenson was a Scottish engineer. He was born in 1772 and died in 1850. Educated at the Andersonian Institute, Glasgow and at Edinburgh University, he learned lighthouse engineering from his stepfather, Thomas Smith and constructed some twenty lighthouses, including the Bell Rock lighthouse and made improvements in the lighting systems. He invented the flashing light for use in lighthouses.
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