Bruno Tideman

Bruno Joannes Tideman
Born1834 (1834)
Died11 February 1883(1883-02-11) (aged 48–49)
Military career
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch
Royal Netherlands Navy
Rank
Chief engineer

Bruno Joannes Tideman (1834-1883) was a naval engineer in the Netherlands, who acted as consultant to the ship building industry. In 1873, he designed a new type of engine that enabled ships to gain significant speed, which at the time was considered a revolutionary innovation.

On 11 February 1883, Tideman died at the age of 48 of a stomach ailment.

A descendant, also Bruno Tideman, founded a new boatbuilding company, Tideman Boats, in 2006. Tideman boats builds high-speed workboats out of HDPE.

References

  1. ↑ "Overview: Bruno Joannes Tideman". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 April 2018. This source shows that Tideman is the subject of an article of 562 words in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History .
  2. ↑ Walker, Fred M. (5 May 2010). "Bruno Joannes Tideman". Ships and Shipbuilders: Pioneers of Design and Construction. Seaforth. ISBN 9781783830404. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Hager, Willi (21 March 2014). Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000: Volume 2. CRC Press. p. 1318. ISBN 978-1-4665-5498-6.
  4. ↑ Dirkzwager, J. M. (1970). Dr. B. J. Tideman, 1834-1883: Grondlegger van de moderne scheepsbouw in Nederland (in Dutch). Brill Archive.
  5. ↑ Mariska Buitendijk (30 January 2025). "Bruno Joannes Tideman – A man of remarkably keen insight". SWZ|Maritime.
  6. ↑ "Tideman since 1857". Tideman Boats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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