Person Portugal; Bento de Moura (1702 - 1776) Portugal Bento de Moura Benito de Moura Bento de Portuga Moura Portugal 1702 - 1776 Portuguese Male Moimenta da Serra, Guarda, Portugal, Europe 21 March 1702 17020321 27 January 1766 17660126

Aristocrat Engineering Natural philosophy Career: Advocate of Newtonian principals; demonstrated his steam engine, based on that of Thomas Savery, to the Portuguese court in Lisbon (1742); tried and found guilty by the Inquisition based on his invention; imprisoned in Junqueira Prison, Lisbon Fellow 05/02/1741 38 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Wikipedia; Diccionario Aristocratico, Vol.1, A–E, Lisbon, 1840, p.320 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 21 Mar 1702 - 27 Jan 1766 NA1019 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/12/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/8928748 cfc1da5c-e5de-410a-b746-9f2813d06a42