title: Bruno Tideman
text: # Bruno Tideman
  
  Bruno Joannes Tideman (1834-1883) was a naval engineer in the Netherlands, who acted as consultant to the ship building industry. In 1873 he designed a new type of engine that enable ships to gain significant speed, which at the time was considered a revolutionary innovation.
  
  A descendant, also Bruno Tideman, founded a new boatbuilding company Tideman Boats in 2006. Tideman boats builds high-speed workboats out of HDPE.
  
  