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61 Isaac Asimov
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62 Isaac Newton
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63 Isaac Babel
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64 Isaac Levitan
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65 Isaac Newton
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66 Isaac Asimov
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67 Isaac Bashevis Singer
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68 Isaac Newton
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69 Holden, Sir Isaac
SUBJECT AREA: Textiles[br]b. 7 May 1807 Hurlet, between Paisley and Glasgow, Scotlandd. 13 August 1897[br]British developer of the wool-combing machine.[br]Isaac Holden's father, who had the same name, had been a farmer and lead miner at Alston in Cumbria before moving to work in a coal-mine near Glasgow. After a short period at Kilbarchan grammar school, the younger Isaac was engaged first as a drawboy to two weavers and then, after the family had moved to Johnstone, Scotland, worked in a cotton-spinning mill while attending night school to improve his education. He was able to learn Latin and bookkeeping, but when he was about 15 he was apprenticed to an uncle as a shawl-weaver. This proved to be too much for his strength so he returned to scholastic studies and became Assistant to an able teacher, John Kennedy, who lectured on physics, chemistry and history, which he also taught to his colleague. The elder Isaac died in 1826 and the younger had to provide for his mother and younger brother, but in 1828, at the age of 21, he moved to a teaching post in Leeds. He filled similar positions in Huddersfield and Reading, where in October 1829 he invented and demonstrated the lucifer match but did not seek to exploit it. In 1830 he returned because of ill health to his mother in Scotland, where he began to teach again. However, he was recommended as a bookkeeper to William Townend, member of the firm of Townend Brothers, Cullingworth, near Bingley, Yorkshire. Holden moved there in November 1830 and was soon involved in running the mill, eventually becoming a partner.In 1833 Holden urged Messrs Townend to introduce seven wool-combing machines of Collier's designs, but they were found to be very imperfect and brought only trouble and loss. In 1836 Holden began experimenting on the machines until they showed reasonable success. He decided to concentrate entirely on developing the combing machine and in 1846 moved to Bradford to form an alliance with Samuel Lister. A joint patent in 1847 covered improvements to the Collier combing machine. The "square motion" imitated the action of the hand-comber more closely and was patented in 1856. Five more patents followed in 1857 and others from 1858 to 1862. Holden recommended that the machines should be introduced into France, where they would be more valuable for the merino trade. This venture was begun in 1848 in the joint partnership of Lister \& Holden, with equal shares of profits. Holden established a mill at Saint-Denis, first with Donisthorpe machines and then with his own "square motion" type. Other mills were founded at Rheims and at Croix, near Roubaix. In 1858 Lister decided to retire from the French concerns and sold his share to Holden. Soon after this, Holden decided to remodel all their machinery for washing and carding the gill machines as well as perfecting the square comb. Four years of excessive application followed, during which time £20,000 was spent in experiments in a small mill at Bradford. The result fully justified the expenditure and the Alston Works was built in Bradford.Holden was a Liberal and from 1865 to 1868 he represented Knaresborough in Parliament. Later he became the Member of Parliament for the Northern Division of the Riding, Yorkshire, and then for the town of Keighley after the constituencies had been altered. He was liberal in his support of religious, charitable and political objectives. His house at Oakworth, near Keighley, must have been one of the earliest to have been lit by electricity.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsBaronet 1893.Bibliography1847, with Samuel Lister, British patent no. 11,896 (improved Collier combing machine). 1856. British patent no. 1,058 ("square motion" combing machine).1857. British patent no. 278 1857, British patent no. 279 1857, British patent no. 280 1857, British patent no. 281 1857, British patent no. 3,177 1858, British patent no. 597 1859, British patent no. 52 1860, British patent no. 810 1862, British patent no. 1,890 1862, British patent no. 3,394Further ReadingJ.Hogg (ed.), c.1888, Fortunes Made in Business, London (provides an account of Holden's life).Obituary, 1897, Engineer 84.Obituary, 1897, Engineering 64.E.M.Sigsworth, 1973, "Sir Isaac Holden, Bt: the first comber in Europe", in N.B.Harte and K.G.Ponting (eds), Textile History and Economic History, Essays in Honour ofMiss Julia de Lacy Mann, Manchester.W.English, 1969, The Textile Industry, London (provides a good explanation of the square motion combing machine).RLH -
70 Lowthian Bell, Sir Isaac
Biographical history of technology > Lowthian Bell, Sir Isaac
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71 Abraham engendra Isaac.
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72 Abraham (The first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people; father of Isaac. Gn:ll-27)
Религия: АвраамУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Abraham (The first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people; father of Isaac. Gn:ll-27)
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73 Abraham begat Isaac
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74 Esau (Son of Isaac and Rebekah, elder twin brother of Jacob, and in Hebrew tradition the ancestor of the Edomites. Gn: 25:19-34)
Религия: ИсавУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Esau (Son of Isaac and Rebekah, elder twin brother of Jacob, and in Hebrew tradition the ancestor of the Edomites. Gn: 25:19-34)
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75 God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Религия: Бог Авраама, Исаака и ИаковаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
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76 Ishaq (In Islam, the only son of of Ibrahim; biblical Isaac)
Религия: пророк ИсхакУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Ishaq (In Islam, the only son of of Ibrahim; biblical Isaac)
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77 Jacob (A son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of Esau, and heir of God's promise of blessing to Abraham)
Религия: Иаков! ИакубУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Jacob (A son of Isaac and Rebekah, the twin brother of Esau, and heir of God's promise of blessing to Abraham)
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78 Sacy's Bible (A French translation by Louis Isaac le Maistre de Sacy, which he started in the Bastille)
Религия: "Библия Сэси"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Sacy's Bible (A French translation by Louis Isaac le Maistre de Sacy, which he started in the Bastille)
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79 Saint Isaac's Cathedral (Iron-domed cathedral in St. Petersburg designed in Russian Empire style)
Религия: Исакиевский соборУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Saint Isaac's Cathedral (Iron-domed cathedral in St. Petersburg designed in Russian Empire style)
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80 Sarah (In the Old Testament, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac and a mother of nations Genesis 17:15-16)
Религия: СарраУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Sarah (In the Old Testament, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac and a mother of nations Genesis 17:15-16)
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Isaac — m Biblical name, borne by the son of Abraham, who was about to be sacrificed by his father according to a command of God which was changed at the last moment. A ram, caught in a nearby thicket, was sacrificed instead (Genesis 22: 1–13). Isaac… … First names dictionary
Isaac — C est en Normandie (76) que le nom est de très loin le plus répandu. On le rencontre aussi dans le Pas de Calais et en Guadeloupe. Il correspond au prénom biblique porté par le second fils d Abraham. Il signifie en hébreu il rira (yiSHaq), et a… … Noms de famille