Bruno Tideman Explained

Bruno Joannes Tideman (1834-1883) was a naval engineer in the Netherlands,^{[1] [2]} who acted as consultant to the ship building industry. In 1873 he designed a new type of engine that enable ships to gain significant speed, which at the time was considered a revolutionary innovation.^{[3] [4]}

A descendant, also Bruno Tideman, founded a new boatbuilding company Tideman Boats in 2006. Tideman boats builds high-speed workboats out of HDPE.^[5]

Further reading

• Book: Dirkzwager, J. M. . Dr. B. J. Tideman, 1834-1883: Grondlegger van de moderne scheepsbouw in Nederland . Brill . 1970. nl.

External links

• Posthumous portrait of Tideman

Notes and References

1. Web site: Overview: Bruno Joannes Tideman. Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. 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. Book: Walker. Fred M.. Ships and Shipbuilders: Pioneers of Design and Construction. Seaforth. 9781783830404. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6e9AwAAQBAJ&q=bruno+tideman+1834&pg=PT132. 22 April 2018. Bruno Joannes Tideman. 5 May 2010.
3. Book: Hager, Willi. Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000: Volume 2. 2014-03-21. CRC Press. 978-1-4665-5498-6. 1318. en.
4. Book: Dirkzwager, J. M.. Dr. B. J. Tideman, 1834-1883: Grondlegger van de moderne scheepsbouw in Nederland. 1970. Brill Archive. nl.
5. Web site: Tideman since 1857. Tideman Boats. 22 April 2018.