Thomas Desaguliers ( 1721 - 1780 )

Birth: Westminster (5 January 1721) Death: Woolwich, near London (01 March 1780) Career: Entered Royal Regiment of Artillery (1740); Chief Firemaster, Woolwich (1748-1780); Lieutenant General (1777); first scientific maker of cannon and first regular investigator of gunnery in England Membership: Fellow Election Date: 24/02/1780.