page_title: Heriot-Watt University
section_title: Academia and science
hierarchical_section_title: Heriot-Watt University / Notable alumni / Academia and science
caption_attribution_description: James Hall Nasmyth, by George Bernard O'Neill (died 1917). See source website for additional information. This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG.
context_page_description: Heriot-Watt University is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted university status by royal charter in 1966. It is the eighth oldest higher education institute in UK. The name Heriot-Watt was taken from Scottish inventor James Watt and Scottish philanthropist and goldsmith George Heriot.
  Known for its focus on science and engineering, it is one of the 39 old universities in the UK comprising the distinctive second cluster of elite universities after Oxbridge.
context_section_description: Iain Baikie, Physicist winner of Swan Medal and Prize
  Christina Miller, chemist
  James Nasmyth, inventor of the steam hammer
  Sarah Tabrizi, neurologist
  Le Hai An (1971-2019), The late Deputy Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam and rector of Hanoi University of Mining and Geology.
caption: James Nasmyth
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