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<p><b>Andrew Meikle</b> (5 May 1719 &ndash; 27 November 1811) was a Scottish <a href="page.php?w=mechanical_engineer">mechanical engineer</a> credited with inventing the <a href="page.php?w=threshing_machine">threshing machine</a>, a device used to remove the outer husks from grains of wheat. He also had a hand in assisting Firbeck in the invention of the Rotherham Plough. This was regarded as one of the key developments of the <a href="page.php?w=British_Agricultural_Revolution">British Agricultural Revolution</a> in the late 18th century. The</p><p>
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