William Howe 1814 - 1879

occupation:
Inventor, Mechanical engineer, Railway engineer
Nationality:
British
born in:
West Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom

William Howe was a railway and mechanical engineer, during his career worked for the Clay Cross Colliery Co. and Robert Stephenson & Co.

In 1842-3, along with William Williams, Howe designed the valve-gear known as link motion.