George Smart (inventor)

George Smart (1757/8–1834)[1] was a British 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

Howes, Anton. "Smart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109692. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Cullingford, Benita (2001). British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping. New Amsterdam Books. p. 162.
Young, Jamie (November 19, 2008). "Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA". RSA Blog. The RSA. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

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[odnb-1] Howes, Anton. "Smart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109692. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] Cullingford, Benita (2001). British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping. New Amsterdam Books. p. 162.

[3] Young, Jamie (November 19, 2008). "Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA". RSA Blog. The RSA. Retrieved April 21, 2020.