-
1 Clegg, Samuel
[br]b. 2 March 1781 Manchester, Englandd. 8 January 1861 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, London, England[br]English inventor and gas engineer.[br]Clegg received scientific instruction from John Dalton, the founder of the atomic theory, and was apprenticed to Boulton \& Watt. While at their Soho factory in Birmingham, he assisted William Murdock with his experiments on coal gas. He left the firm in 1804 and set up as a gas engineer on his own account. He designed and installed gas plant and lighting in a number of factories, including Henry Lodge's cotton mill at Sowerby Bridge and in 1811 the Jesuit College at Stoneyhurst in Lancashire, the first non-industrial establishment to be equipped with gas lighting.Clegg moved to London in 1813 and successfully installed gas lighting at the premises of Rudolf Ackermann in the Strand. His success in the manufacture of gas had earned him the Royal Society of Arts Silver Medal in 1808 for furthering "the art of gas production", and in 1813 it brought him the appointment of Chief Engineer to the first gas company, the Chartered Gas, Light \& Coke Company. He left in 1817, but remained in demand to set up gas works and advise on the formation of gas companies. Throughout this time there flowed from Clegg a series of inventions of fundamental importance in the gas industry. While at Lodge's mill he had begun purifying gas by adding lime to the gas holder, and at Stoneyhurst this had become a separate lime purifier. In 1815, and again in 1818, Clegg patented the wet-meter which proved to be the basis for future devices for measuring gas. He invented the gas governor and, favouring the horizontal retort, developed the form which was to become standard for the next forty years. But after all this, Clegg joined a concern in Liverpool which failed, taking all his possessions with it. He made a fresh start in Lisbon, where he undertook various engineering works for the Portuguese government. He returned to England to find railway construction gathering pace, but he again backed a loser by engaging in the ill-fated atmospheric-rail way project. He was finally discouraged from taking part in further enterprises, but he received a government appointment as Surveying Officer to conduct enquiries in connection with the various Bills on gas that were presented to Parliament. Clegg also contributed to his son's massive treatise on the manufacture of coal gas.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsRoyal Society of Arts Silver Medal 1808.Further ReadingMinutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1862) 21:552–4.S.Everard, 1949, The History of the Gas light and Coke Company, London: Ernest Benn.LRD
См. также в других словарях:
Gas Light and Coke Company — The Gas Light and Coke Company (also known as the Westminster Gas Light and Coke Company), was a company involved in the business of gas lighting and coking. It was located on the Horseferry Road in London s Westminster district.The company was… … Wikipedia
History of manufactured gas — The history of manufactured gas, important for lighting, heating, and cooking purposes throughout most of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, began with the development of analytical and pneumatic chemistry in the… … Wikipedia
Gas Retort House — The Gas Retort House (gbmapping|SP062865) at 39 Gas Street, Birmingham, England is the last remaining building of Birmingham s first gas works.It was rediscovered in 1992 during a proposed redevelopment of land on Gas Street when the city… … Wikipedia
Gas lighting — For other uses, see Gaslight (disambiguation). Gas lighting is production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, including hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, or natural gas. Before… … Wikipedia
Coal gas — Towngas redirects here. For the company in Hong Kong trading as Towngas , see The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited. See also: Coal gasification and Coal seam gas Coal gas (also town gas and illumination gas) is a flammable gaseous… … Wikipedia
Beckton Gas Works — was a major London gas works built to manufacture coal gas and other products including coke from coal. It has been variously described as the largest such plant in the world Winchester C (Ed), Handling 2,000,000 tons of coal , Wonders of World… … Wikipedia
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway — Dates of operation 1846–1862 Successor Great Eastern Railway … Wikipedia
Nottingham Corporation Gas Department — The Nottingham Corporation Gas Department was responsible for the production and supply of coal gas in Nottingham, England, from 1874 to 1947.[citation needed] Contents 1 Pre Corporation ownership 1.1 Nottingham Gas L … Wikipedia
Gas Works Park — in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 m²) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park… … Wikipedia
Swan Village Gas Works — Swan Village Gas Works, is a historical manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom for the production of coal gas, or as it was known in the vernacular: town gas . The works are situated in Swan Village, a part of West Bromwich in the metropolitan … Wikipedia
Cincinnati Street Gas Lamps — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic District … Wikipedia
