George Smart (inventor)
George Smart (1757/8–1834)inventor, known for the invention of a device to clean chimneys, called the "scandiscope".[2] He was awarded the Royal Society of Arts gold medal in 1805[3] for his invention, due to its potential for stopping the practice of making small children climb inside chimneys to clean them.
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109692. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 9781461663256.
- ^ Young, Jamie (19 November 2008). "Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA". RSA Blog. The RSA. Retrieved 21 April 2020.