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1 distinguido
adj.distinguished, high-class, grand, of distinction.past part.past participle of spanish verb: distinguir.* * *1→ link=distinguir distinguir► adjetivo1 distinguished2 (elegante) elegant* * *(f. - distinguida)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=destacado) [figura] distinguished; [artista, escritor] celebrated; [alumno] outstandingcontamos con la distinguida presencia del premio Nobel de la Paz — we are honoured to have with us the Nobel Peace Prize winner
2) (=refinado) [modales, ropa] elegant, refined; [caballero, señora] distinguisheduna distinguida forma de andar — an elegant o refined way of walking
quisiera pedir a nuestro distinguido público... — I would like to ask our distinguished audience...
distinguido público, les vamos a presentar... — ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present...
3) frm [en cartas]"Distinguida Sra. Martínez" — "Dear Mrs Martinez"
"Distinguido Señor" — LAm "Dear Sir"
* * *- da adjetivoa) <escritor/actor> distinguishedhoy contamos con la distinguida presencia de... — today we are honored to have with us...
distinguido público... — ladies and gentlemen...
* * *= distinguished, upmarket [up market], honoree.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.Ex. A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.Ex. Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.----* capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.* * *- da adjetivoa) <escritor/actor> distinguishedhoy contamos con la distinguida presencia de... — today we are honored to have with us...
distinguido público... — ladies and gentlemen...
* * *= distinguished, upmarket [up market], honoree.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.* capa social más distinguida, la = crust, the.* * *distinguido -da1 ‹escritor/actor› distinguishedfue un alumno muy distinguido he was an outstanding pupilhoy contamos con la distinguida presencia de … today we are honored to have with us …distinguidas figuras del teatro y del cine distinguished figures of stage and screeny ahora, distinguido público … and now, ladies and gentlemen …2 ‹modales› refined; ‹aspecto› distinguishedcon un aire distinguido with a distinguished air* * *
Del verbo distinguir: ( conjugate distinguir)
distinguido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
distinguido
distinguir
distinguido◊ -da adjetivo ‹escritor/actor/aire› distinguished;
‹ alumno› outstanding
distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
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2 ( percibir) ‹figura/sonido› to make out
3 (con medalla, honor) to honor( conjugate honor)
distinguirse verbo pronominal ( destacarse): distinguidose por algo [ persona] to distinguish oneself by sth;
[ producto] to be distinguished by sth
distinguido,-a adjetivo distinguished
distinguir verbo transitivo
1 (reconocer) to recognize
2 (apreciar la diferencia) to distinguish: no soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo, I can't tell Juan from his twin brother
3 (conferir un privilegio, honor) to honour, US honor
4 (verse, apreciarse) to make out
' distinguido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguida
- exquisitez
- aspecto
- conferir
English:
distinguished
- genteel
- grand
- distinction
- notable
- select
* * *distinguido, -a adj1. [notable] distinguished;distinguidas personalidades del mundo de la política distinguished figures from the world of politics;distinguido público… ladies and gentlemen…2. [elegante] [persona] refined, distinguished;[modales, vestimenta] refined, elegant;es un tipo distinguido en el vestir he's someone who dresses very elegantly* * *adj distinguished* * *distinguido, -da adj: distinguished, refined* * *distinguido adj distinguished -
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1. (учащ) outstanding/excellent/prize pupil/student2. (работник-и в общ смисъл) outstanding/excellent worker* * *отлѝчник,* * *class-man; excellent pupil/student (учащ)* * *1. (работник- и в общ смисъл) outstanding/excellent worker 2. (учащ) outstanding/ excellent/prize pupil/student -
3 glänzend
I Part. Präs. glänzenII Adj.1. Metall etc.: shiny, bright; Fell, Haar etc.: glossy; FOT. glossy2. umg., fig. brilliant, excellent; glänzende Idee brilliant (iro. auch bright) idea; in glänzender Form in top form; glänzende Kritik glowing (umg. rave) review; glänzendes Comeback blistering comeback (in + Dat to)III Adv.1. glänzend schwarz shiny black2. umg., fig. brilliantly, extremely well; sich glänzend amüsieren have a great time (of it), have a whale of a time glänzend aussehen look great; die Prüfung glänzend bestehen pass (the exam) with flying colo(u)rs, do brilliantly (in the exam); ihm geht’s glänzend he’s doing very well ( oder just fine); gesundheitlich: auch he’s in the pink; sie verstehen sich glänzend they get on (Am. along) like a house on fire* * *splendid; gleamy; refulgent; lucent; lustered; effulgent; brilliant; glossy; shiny; excellent; shining; sheeny; resplendent; lustrous* * *glạ̈n|zend1. adjshining; Haar, Seide auch lustrous; Metall, Leder, Holz auch gleaming; (= strahlend) radiant; (= blendend) dazzling; (= glitzernd) glistening; (= funkelnd) sparkling, glittering; Papier glossy, shiny; Stoff, Nase, Hosenboden, Ellbogen shiny; (fig) brilliant; Erfolg brilliant, dazzling; Aussehen, Fest dazzling; Zukunft brilliant, glittering; Gesellschaft glittering; (= erstklassig) marvellous (Brit), marvelous (US), splendidein glänzender Reinfall (iro) — a glorious failure
2. adv(= sehr gut) brilliantlywir haben uns glänzend amüsiert — we had a marvellous (Brit) or marvelous (US) or great (inf) time
mir geht es glänzend — I'm just fine
glänzend miteinander auskommen — to get along fantastically or brilliantly
* * *1) brilliantly2) (very bright: the bird's brilliant feathers.) brilliant3) (very clever: a brilliant scholar.) brilliant4) (smooth and shining: The dog has a glossy coat.) glossy5) lustrous7) (very bright or splendid in appearance.) resplendent8) (very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished: a shining star; The windows were clean and shining.) shining* * *glän·zend[ˈglɛntsn̩t]I. adj1. (widerscheinend) shining\glänzende Oberfläche gleaming [or shiny] surface\glänzende Augen sparkling [or bright] eyes\glänzendes Haar shiny [or lustrous] hair\glänzendes Papier glossy [or shiny] paper\glänzende Perlen bright [or lustrous] pearls\glänzende Seide shining [or lustrous] silk\glänzender See glittering [or glistening] lake\glänzend gestrichenes Papier TYPO glossy coated paper2. (blendend, hervorragend) brilliantein \glänzendes Aussehen dazzling looks npl* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv1) shining; gleaming < car, hair, metal, paintwork, etc.>; shiny <elbows, trousers, etc.>2) (bewundernswert) brilliant <idea, career, victory, pupil, prospects, etc.>; splendid, excellent, outstanding <references, marks, results, etc.>2.es geht mir/uns glänzend — I am/we are very well; (finanziell) I am/we are doing very well or very nicely
eine Aufgabe glänzend lösen — solve a problem brilliantly
* * *B. adj1. Metall etc: shiny, bright; Fell, Haar etc: glossy; FOTO glossy2. umg, fig brilliant, excellent;glänzende Idee brilliant (iron auch bright) idea;in glänzender Form in top form;glänzende Kritik glowing (umg rave) review;glänzendes Comeback blistering comeback (in +dat to)C. adv1.glänzend schwarz shiny black2. umg, fig brilliantly, extremely well;sich glänzend amüsieren have a great time (of it), have a whale of a timeglänzend aussehen look great;die Prüfung glänzend bestehen pass (the exam) with flying colo(u)rs, do brilliantly (in the exam);* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv1) shining; gleaming <car, hair, metal, paintwork, etc.>; shiny <elbows, trousers, etc.>2) (bewundernswert) brilliant <idea, career, victory, pupil, prospects, etc.>; splendid, excellent, outstanding <references, marks, results, etc.>2.es geht mir/uns glänzend — I am/we are very well; (finanziell) I am/we are doing very well or very nicely
* * *adj.brilliant adj.effulgent adj.gleaming adj.glossy adj.illustrious adj.lustrous adj.refulgent adj.resplendent adj.sheeny adj.shiny adj.splendid adj. adv.brilliantly adv.lustrously adv.refulgently adv.resplendently adv.splendidly adv. -
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1) General subject: classman, excellent pupil, straight-A pupil, 'A' grade pupil, an A student, valedictorian, outstanding student, A level student2) American: straight-A student3) Literal: Poindexter -
5 Torricelli, Evangelista
SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics[br]b. 15 October 1608 Faenza, Italyd. 25 October 1647 Florence, Italy[br]Italian physicist, inventor of the mercury barometer and discoverer of atmospheric pressure.[br]Torricelli was the eldest child of a textile artisan. Between 1625 and 1626 he attended the Jesuit school at Faenza, where he showed such outstanding aptitude in mathematics and philosophy that his uncle was persuaded to send him to Rome to a school run by Benedetto Castelli, a mathematician and engineer and a former pupil of Galileo Galilei. Between 1630 and 1641, Torricelli was possibly Secretary to Giovanni Ciampoli, Galileo's friend and protector. In 1641 Torricelli wrote a treatise, De motugravium, amplifying Galileo's doctrine on the motion of projectiles, and Galileo accepted him as a pupil. On Galileo's death in 1642, he was appointed as mathematician and philosopher to the court of Grand Duke Ferdinando II of Tuscany. He remained in Florence until his early death in 1647, possibly from typhoid fever. He wrote a great number of mathematical papers on conic sections, the cycloid, the logarithmic curve and other subjects, which made him well known.By 1642 Torricelli was producing good lenses for telescopes; he subsequently improved them, and attained near optical perfection. He also constructed a simple microscope with a small glass sphere as a lens. Galileo had looked at problems of raising water with suction pumps, and also with a siphon in 1630. Torricelli brought up the subject again in 1640 and later produced his most important invention, the barometer. He used mercury to fill a glass tube that was sealed at one end and inverted it. He found that the height of mercury in the tube adjusted itself to a well-defined level of about 76 cm (30 in.), higher than the free surface outside. He realized that this must be due to the pressure of the air on the outside surface and predicted that it would fall with increasing altitude. He thus demonstrated the pressure of the atmosphere and the existence of a vacuum on top of the mercury, publishing his findings in 1644. He later noticed that changes in the height of the mercury were related to changes in the weather.[br]Bibliography1641, De motu gravium.Further ReadingT.I.Williams (ed.), 1969, A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, London: A. \& C.Black.Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists, 1989, Cambridge.A Dictionary of Scientific Biography, 1976, Vol. XIII, New York: C.Scribner's Sons.A.Stowers, 1961–2, "Thomas Newcomen's first steam engine 250 years ago and the initial development of steam power", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 34 (provides an account of his mercury barometer).W.E.Knowles Middleton, 1964, The History of the Barometer, Baltimore.RLHBiographical history of technology > Torricelli, Evangelista
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6 celujący
adj* * *a.excellent, exceptional, outstanding; celujący uczeń exceptional pupil l. student; ocena celująca A +, excellent (grade).mi( ocena) A +, excellent; dostać celujący get an A +.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > celujący
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7 ligne
ligne [liɲ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. line ; ( = rangée) rowb. ( = contours) [de meuble, voiture] lines• lignes intérieures/internationales (aériennes) domestic/international flights• nous espérons vous revoir prochainement sur nos lignes we hope that you will fly with us again soond. (locutions)• « à la ligne » "new paragraph"• mettre en ligne ( = diffuser sur Internet) to put online• vous êtes en ligne ( = au téléphone) you're through now• il est en ligne ( = occupé) his line is busy ; ( = il veut vous parler) I have him on the line for you• descendre en ligne directe de... to be a direct descendant of...2. <► ligne continue [de route] solid line• être dans la ligne de mire de qn (figurative) to be in sb's sights ► ligne de partage des eaux watershed* * *liɲ1) ( trait) lineligne blanche/continue/discontinue — Automobile white/solid/broken line
ligne de départ/d'arrivée — Sport starting/finishing line
ligne droite — gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road
2) ( d'écriture) lineje vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire... — this is just a quick note to tell you...
à la ligne! — ( dans une dictée) new paragraph!
la ligne Paris-Rome — Aviation the Paris to Rome route; Chemin de Fer the Paris to Rome line
lignes intérieures — Aviation domestic flights
4) Électrotechnique ( câble) cable5) Télécommunications lineavoir or obtenir la ligne — to get through
6) ( silhouette) figureavoir/garder la ligne — to be/to stay slim
7) ( contour) ( de corps) contours (pl); ( de visage) shape; ( de collines) outlinela ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture — the aerodynamic lines (pl) of a car
8) ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look10) (idée, point) outline11) ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line12) ( à la pêche) fishing line13) ( alignement) line; ( rangée) rowles lignes ennemies — Armée the enemy lines
14) Informatique15) ( en généalogie) line16) Télévision ( définition) line•Phrasal Verbs:••être en première ligne — lit, Armée to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line
entrer en ligne de compte — to be taken into account ou consideration
* * *liɲ nf1) (= trait) line2) fig (= orientation)3) [texte] lineDepuis Noël, il y a une nouvelle ligne Londres-Perpignan. — Since Christmas there's been a new service between London and Perpignan.
La nouvelle ligne passe par Verneuil. — The new route goes through Verneuil.
les lignes intérieures AVIATION — domestic flights, domestic routes
See:5) (= silhouette) figureC'est mauvais pour la ligne. — It's bad for your figure.
6) INFORMATIQUEen ligne — on line, online
7) (ligne téléphonique) lineLa ligne est mauvaise. — It's a bad line.
8) [produits, vêtements] line9) (locution)entrer en ligne de compte [facteurs, éléments] — to be taken into account
Le budget entre aussi en ligne de compte. — The budget must also be taken into account.
Ceci n'entre pas en ligne de compte. — That doesn't come into it.
* * *ligne nf1 ( trait) line; ligne blanche/continue/discontinue Aut white/solid/broken line; ligne de départ/d'arrivée Sport starting/finishing line; lignes de la main lines of the hand; ligne de chance line of fortune; ligne de cœur/vie heart/life line; ligne de défense line of defenceGB; ligne de l'horizon the line of the horizon; ligne courbe/brisée curved/broken line; ligne droite gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road; Courses Aut straight; en ligne droite il y a environ 200 mètres as the crow flies it's about 200 metresGB; la dernière ligne droite avant l'arrivée the home stretch; papier à lignes lined paper;2 ( d'écriture) line; écrire quelques lignes à qn to drop sb a line; je vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire… this is just a quick note to tell you…; faire faire des lignes à qn ( punition) to give sb lines; être payé à la ligne to be paid by the line; à la ligne! ( dans une dictée) start a new paragraph;3 Transp (de bus, Aviat, Naut) ( service) service; ( parcours) route; (de métro, train) line; la ligne Paris-Rome Aviat the Paris to Rome route; Rail the Paris to Rome line; ligne de chemin de fer railway line; lignes secondaires/de banlieue Rail branch/commuter lines; ligne maritime/aérienne sea/air route; paquebot de ligne liner; lignes intérieures Aviat domestic flights;4 Électrotech ( câble) cable; TV ( définition) line; ligne électrique à haute tension high-tension cable; ligne aérienne/souterraine overhead/underground cable;5 Télécom line; la ligne est mauvaise it's a bad line; il y a quelqu'un d'autre sur la ligne we've got a crossed line; ‘vous avez madame Pomier en ligne’ ‘Mrs Pomier is on the line for you’; ‘restez en ligne’ ‘hold the line please’; la ligne est coupée avec Rome Rome is unobtainable at present; avoir or obtenir la ligne to get through;6 ( silhouette) figure; avoir/garder la ligne to be/stay slim; retrouver la ligne to get back one's figure; c'est mauvais pour la ligne it's bad for the figure;7 ( contour) les lignes (de meuble, voiture) lines; ( de corps) contours; ( de visage) lines; ( de collines) outline (sg); la ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture the aerodynamic lines of a car; la ligne bleue des Vosges the blue line of the Vosges; les lignes d'un paysage the rise and fall of a landscape;8 ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look; lancer une nouvelle ligne to launch a new look;10 (idée, point) outline; les lignes essentielles de mon programme/projet the broad outline of my programmeGB/project; raconter un événement dans ses grandes lignes to describe an event in broad outline;11 ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line; les partisans de la ligne dure/modérée du parti the party hard-liners/moderates; la ligne politique/idéologique the political/ideological line; être dans la ligne to follow the party line;12 Pêche fishing line; pêche à la ligne angling;13 ( alignement) line; ( rangée) row; une ligne de poteaux/voitures a line of posts/cars; derrière les lignes ennemies Mil behind the enemy lines; la ligne des avants/arrières ( au rugby) the front/back row; ( au football) the forwards/backs; mettez-vous en ligne line up ou get into line; ils sont en ligne pour le départ they are lined up for the start; hors ligne [talent, acteur] outstanding; être en seconde ligne fig to take second place;15 ( en généalogie) line; ligne directe direct line of descent; héritier en ligne directe direct heir;16 ( de cocaïne) line.ligne de but Sport goal line; ligne de champ Phys line of force; ligne de coke○ line of coke○; se faire une ligne de coke to do a line of coke; ligne de conduite line of conduct; ligne de crédit Fin line of credit; ligne de crête Géog crest line; ligne de démarcation boundary; Mil demarcation line; ligne d'eau Naut waterline; ligne équinoxiale Géog equator; ligne de faille Géol faultline; ligne de faîte Géog crest line; ligne de feu line of fire; ligne de flottaison Naut waterline; ligne de flottaison en charge load ou Plimsoll line; ligne de force Phys line of force; ligne de fuite vanishing line; ligne mélodique Mus melodic line; ligne de mire line of sight; ligne de niveau Géol line level; ligne de partage des eaux watershed; ligne de tir line of fire; ligne de touche Sport gén touchline; ( au basket) boundary line; ligne de visée = ligne de mire.être en première ligne lit, Mil to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line; monter en première ligne lit to go up to the front; fig to move into the attack; entrer en ligne de compte to be taken into account ou consideration; il faut faire entrer en ligne de compte le fait que account should be taken of the fact that; cela ne devrait pas entrer en ligne de compte dans votre prise de décision that shouldn't enter ou come into your decision.[liɲ] nom féminintracer ou tirer une ligne to draw a lineligne de cœur/de tête/de vie heart/head/life line2. [texte] lineil est payé à la ligne he is paid by the ou per line3. [limite] lineligne de départ/d'arrivée starting/finishing lineligne de mire ou de visée line of sighta. [généralement] boundaryligne d'eau [en natation] (swimming) laneligne de faîte watershed, crest line4. [silhouette - d'une personne] figureje surveille ma ligne I look after ou watch my figure[forme - d'un objet] outlinehors ligne unrivalled, matchless6. [orientation] linesa décision est dans la droite ligne de la politique gouvernementale his decision is completely in line with government policyelle a décrit la situation dans ses grandes lignes she gave a broad outline of the situation, she outlined the situation7. [généralementéalogique] lineligne directe/collatérale direct/collateral line8. TRANSPORTS linea. [société] airline (company)b. [service] air service, air linka. [service] bus serviceb. [itinéraire] bus routeil est en ligne, vous patientez? he's on another call just now, will you hold the line?10. TÉLÉVISION [d'une image] line11. PÊCHE fishing lineligne de fond ground ou ledger line12. FINANCEligne de crédit ou de découvert line of credit, credit line14. (locution)entrer en ligne de compte to come ou to be taken into consideration————————en ligne locution adverbiale1. [en rang]mettez-vous en ligne! line up!, get into line!3. MILITAIREmonter en ligne [aller à l'assaut] to advance (for the attack)parlez, vous êtes en ligne go ahead, you're through ou you're connectedelle est en ligne, vous patientez? her line's engaged, will you hold?sur toute la ligne locution adverbiale -
8 Adam, Robert
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 3 July 1728 Kirkcaldy, Scotlandd. 3 March 1792 London, England[br]Scottish architect, active mostly in England, who led the neo-classical movement between 1760 and 1790.[br]Robert Adam was a man of outstanding talent, immense energy dedicated to his profession, and of great originality, who utilized all sources of classical art from ancient Greece and Rome as well as from the Renaissance and Baroque eras in Italy. He was also a very practical exponent of neo-classicism and believed in using the latest techniques to produce fine craftsmanship.Of particular interest to him was stucco, the material needed for elegant, finely crafted ceiling and wall designs. Stucco, though the Italian word for plaster, refers architecturally to a specific form of the material. Known as Stucco duro (hard plaster), its use and composition dates from the days of ancient Rome. Giovanni da Udine, a pupil of Raphael, having discovered some fine stucco antico in the ruins of the Palace of Titus in Rome, carried out extensive research during the Italian Renaissance in order to discover its precise composition; it was a mixture of powdered crystalline limestone (travertine), river sand, water and powdered white marble. The marble produced an exceptionally hard stucco when set, thereby differentiating it from plaster-work, and was a material fine enough to make delicate relief and statuary work possible.In the 1770s Robert Adam's ceiling and wall designs were characterized by low-relief, delicate, classical forms. He and his brothers, who formed the firm of Adam Brothers, were interested in a stucco which would be especially fine grained and hard setting. A number of new products then appearing on the market were easier to handle than earlier ones. These included a stucco by Mr David Wark, patented in 1765, and another by a Swiss clergyman called Liardet in 1773; the Adam firm purchased both patents and obtained an Act of Parliament authorizing them to be the sole vendors and makers of this stucco, which they called "Adam's new invented patent stucco". More new versions appeared, among which was one by a Mr Johnson, who claimed it to be an improvement. The Adam Brothers, having paid a high price for their rights, took him to court. The case was decided in 1778 by Lord Mansfield, a fellow Scot and a patron (at Kenwood), who,[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMember of the Society of Arts 1758. FRS 1761. Architect to the King's Works 1761.Bibliography1764, Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro.1773, Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam.Further ReadingA.T.Bolton, 1922, The Architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1758–1794, 2 vols, Country Life.J.Fleming, 1962, Robert Adam and his Circle, Murray. J.Lees-Milne, 1947, The Age of Adam, Batsford.J.Rykwert and A.Rykwert, 1985, The Brothers Adam, Collins. D.Yarwood, 1970, Robert Adam, Dent.DY -
9 Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel
[br]b. 19 June 1876 Edinburgh, Scotlandd. 5 April 1941 Hertford, England[br]English mechanical engineer, designer of the A4-class 4–6–2 locomotive holding the world speed record for steam traction.[br]Gresley was the son of the Rector of Netherseale, Derbyshire; he was educated at Marlborough and by the age of 13 was skilled at making sketches of locomotives. In 1893 he became a pupil of F.W. Webb at Crewe works, London \& North Western Railway, and in 1898 he moved to Horwich works, Lancashire \& Yorkshire Railway, to gain drawing-office experience under J.A.F.Aspinall, subsequently becoming Foreman of the locomotive running sheds at Blackpool. In 1900 he transferred to the carriage and wagon department, and in 1904 he had risen to become its Assistant Superintendent. In 1905 he moved to the Great Northern Railway, becoming Superintendent of its carriage and wagon department at Doncaster under H.A. Ivatt. In 1906 he designed and produced a bogie luggage van with steel underframe, teak body, elliptical roof, bowed ends and buckeye couplings: this became the prototype for East Coast main-line coaches built over the next thirty-five years. In 1911 Gresley succeeded Ivatt as Locomotive, Carriage \& Wagon Superintendent. His first locomotive was a mixed-traffic 2–6–0, his next a 2–8–0 for freight. From 1915 he worked on the design of a 4–6–2 locomotive for express passenger traffic: as with Ivatt's 4 4 2s, the trailing axle would allow the wide firebox needed for Yorkshire coal. He also devised a means by which two sets of valve gear could operate the valves on a three-cylinder locomotive and applied it for the first time on a 2–8–0 built in 1918. The system was complex, but a later simplified form was used on all subsequent Gresley three-cylinder locomotives, including his first 4–6–2 which appeared in 1922. In 1921, Gresley introduced the first British restaurant car with electric cooking facilities.With the grouping of 1923, the Great Northern Railway was absorbed into the London \& North Eastern Railway and Gresley was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer. More 4–6– 2s were built, the first British class of such wheel arrangement. Modifications to their valve gear, along lines developed by G.J. Churchward, reduced their coal consumption sufficiently to enable them to run non-stop between London and Edinburgh. So that enginemen might change over en route, some of the locomotives were equipped with corridor tenders from 1928. The design was steadily improved in detail, and by comparison an experimental 4–6–4 with a watertube boiler that Gresley produced in 1929 showed no overall benefit. A successful high-powered 2–8–2 was built in 1934, following the introduction of third-class sleeping cars, to haul 500-ton passenger trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.In 1932 the need to meet increasing road competition had resulted in the end of a long-standing agreement between East Coast and West Coast railways, that train journeys between London and Edinburgh by either route should be scheduled to take 8 1/4 hours. Seeking to accelerate train services, Gresley studied high-speed, diesel-electric railcars in Germany and petrol-electric railcars in France. He considered them for the London \& North Eastern Railway, but a test run by a train hauled by one of his 4–6–2s in 1934, which reached 108 mph (174 km/h), suggested that a steam train could better the railcar proposals while its accommodation would be more comfortable. To celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, a high-speed, streamlined train between London and Newcastle upon Tyne was proposed, the first such train in Britain. An improved 4–6–2, the A4 class, was designed with modifications to ensure free running and an ample reserve of power up hill. Its streamlined outline included a wedge-shaped front which reduced wind resistance and helped to lift the exhaust dear of the cab windows at speed. The first locomotive of the class, named Silver Link, ran at an average speed of 100 mph (161 km/h) for 43 miles (69 km), with a maximum speed of 112 1/2 mph (181 km/h), on a seven-coach test train on 27 September 1935: the locomotive went into service hauling the Silver Jubilee express single-handed (since others of the class had still to be completed) for the first three weeks, a round trip of 536 miles (863 km) daily, much of it at 90 mph (145 km/h), without any mechanical troubles at all. Coaches for the Silver Jubilee had teak-framed, steel-panelled bodies on all-steel, welded underframes; windows were double glazed; and there was a pressure ventilation/heating system. Comparable trains were introduced between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in 1937 and to Leeds in 1938.Gresley did not hesitate to incorporate outstanding features from elsewhere into his locomotive designs and was well aware of the work of André Chapelon in France. Four A4s built in 1938 were equipped with Kylchap twin blast-pipes and double chimneys to improve performance still further. The first of these to be completed, no. 4468, Mallard, on 3 July 1938 ran a test train at over 120 mph (193 km/h) for 2 miles (3.2 km) and momentarily achieved 126 mph (203 km/h), the world speed record for steam traction. J.Duddington was the driver and T.Bray the fireman. The use of high-speed trains came to an end with the Second World War. The A4s were then demonstrated to be powerful as well as fast: one was noted hauling a 730-ton, 22-coach train at an average speed exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) over 30 miles (48 km). The war also halted electrification of the Manchester-Sheffield line, on the 1,500 volt DC overhead system; however, anticipating eventual resumption, Gresley had a prototype main-line Bo-Bo electric locomotive built in 1941. Sadly, Gresley died from a heart attack while still in office.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1936. President, Institution of Locomotive Engineers 1927 and 1934. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1936.Further ReadingF.A.S.Brown, 1961, Nigel Gresley, Locomotive Engineer, Ian Allan (full-length biography).John Bellwood and David Jenkinson, Gresley and Stanier. A Centenary Tribute (a good comparative account).See also: Bulleid, Oliver Vaughan SnellPJGRBiographical history of technology > Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel
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10 Hunter, John
SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology[br]b. 14 (registered 13) February 1728 East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotlandd. 16 October 1793 London, England[br]Scottish surgeon and anatomist, pioneer of experimental methods in medicine and surgery.[br]The younger brother of William Hunter (1718–83), who was of great distinction but perhaps of slightly less achievement in similar fields, he owed much of his early experience to his brother; William, after a period at Glasgow University, moved to St George's Hospital, London. In his later teens, John assisted a brother-in-law with cabinet-making. This appears to have contributed to the lifelong mechanical skill which he displayed as a dissector and surgeon. This skill was particularly obvious when, after following William to London in 1748, he held post at a number of London teaching hospitals before moving to St George's in 1756. A short sojourn at Oxford in 1755 appears to have been unfruitful.Despite his deepening involvement in the study of comparative anatomy, facilitated by the purchase of animals from the Tower menagerie and travelling show people, he accepted an appointment as a staff surgeon in the Army in 1760, participating in the expedition to Belle Isle and also serving in Portugal. He returned home with over 300 specimens in 1763 and, until his appointment as Surgeon to St George's in 1768, was heavily involved in the examination of this and other material, as well as in studies of foetal testicular descent, placental circulation, the nature of pus and lymphatic circulation. In 1772 he commenced lecturing on the theory and practice of surgery, and in 1776 he was appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to George III.He is rightly regarded as the founder of scientific surgery, but his knowledge was derived almost entirely from his own experiments and observations. His contemporaries did not always accept or understand the concepts which led to such aphorisms as, "to perform an operation is to mutilate a patient we cannot cure", and his written comment to his pupil Jenner: "Why think. Why not trie the experiment". His desire to establish the aetiology of gonorrhoea led to him infecting himself, as a result of which he also contracted syphilis. His ensuing account of the characteristics of the disease remains a classic of medicine, although it is likely that the sequelae of the condition brought about his death at a relatively early age. From 1773 he suffered recurrent anginal attacks of such a character that his life "was in the hands of any rascal who chose to annoy and tease him". Indeed, it was following a contradiction at a board meeting at St George's that he died.By 1788, with the death of Percival Pott, he had become unquestionably the leading surgeon in Britain, if not Europe. Elected to the Royal Society in 1767, the extraordinary variety of his collections, investigations and publications, as well as works such as the "Treatise on the natural history of the human teeth" (1771–8), gives testimony to his original approach involving the fundamental and inescapable relation of structure and function in both normal and disease states. The massive growth of his collections led to his acquiring two houses in Golden Square to contain them. It was his desire that after his death his collection be purchased and preserved for the nation. It contained 13,600 specimens and had cost him £70,000. After considerable delay, Par-liament voted inadequate sums for this purpose and the collection was entrusted to the recently rechartered Royal College of Surgeons of England, in whose premises this remarkable monument to the omnivorous and eclectic activities of this outstanding figure in the evolution of medicine and surgery may still be seen. Sadly, some of the collection was lost to bombing during the Second World War. His surviving papers were also extensive, but it is probable that many were destroyed in the early nineteenth century.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1767. Copley Medal 1787.Bibliography1835–7, Works, ed. J.F.Palmer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London.MG
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