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Polygraphy: press builderУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > машиностроитель в области печатного оборудования
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6 Brown, Joseph Rogers
SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering[br]b. 26 January 1810 Warren, Rhode Island, USAd. 23 July 1876 Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, USA[br]American machine-tool builder and co-founder of Brown \& Sharpe.[br]Joseph Rogers Brown was the eldest son of David Brown, who was modestly established as a maker of and dealer in clocks and watches. Joseph assisted his father during school vacations and at the age of 17 left to obtain training as a machinist. In 1829 he joined his father in the manufacture of tower clocks at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and two years later went into business for himself in Pawtucket making lathes and small tools. In 1833 he rejoined his father in Providence, Rhode Island, as a partner in the manufacture of docks, watches and surveying and mathematical instruments. David Brown retired in 1841.J.R.Brown invented and built in 1850 a linear dividing engine which was the first automatic machine for graduating rules in the United States. In 1851 he brought out the vernier calliper, the first application of a vernier scale in a workshop measuring tool. Lucian Sharpe was taken into partnership in 1853 and the firm became J.R.Brown \& Sharpe; in 1868 the firm was incorporated as the Brown \& Sharpe Manufacturing Company.In 1855 Brown invented a precision gear-cutting machine to make clock gears. The firm obtained in 1861 a contract to make Wilcox \& Gibbs sewing machines and gave up the manufacture of clocks. At about this time F.W. Howe of the Providence Tool Company arranged for Brown \& Sharpe to make a turret lathe required for the manufacture of muskets. This was basically Howe's design, but Brown added a few features, and it was the first machine tool built for sale by the Brown \& Sharpe Company. It was followed in 1862 by the universal milling machine invented by Brown initially for making twist drills. Particularly for cutting gear teeth, Brown invented in 1864 a formed milling cutter which could be sharpened without changing its profile. In 1867 the need for an instrument for checking the thickness of sheet material became apparent, and in August of that year J.R.Brown and L.Sharpe visited the Paris Exhibition and saw a micrometer calliper invented by Jean Laurent Palmer in 1848. They recognized its possibilities and with a few developments marketed it as a convenient, hand-held measuring instrument. Grinding lathes were made by Brown \& Sharpe in the early 1860s, and from 1868 a universal grinding machine was developed, with the first one being completed in 1876. The patent for this machine was granted after Brown's sudden death while on holiday.[br]Further ReadingJ.W.Roe, 1916, English and American Tool Builders, New Haven: Yale University Press; repub. 1926, New York and 1987, Bradley, Ill.: Lindsay Publications Inc. (further details of Brown \& Sharpe Company and their products).R.S.Woodbury, 1958, History of the Gear-Cutting Machine, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press ——, 1959, History of the Grinding Machine, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.——, 1960, History of the Milling Machine, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.RTS -
7 estimate
̘. ̈n.ˈestɪmɪt
1. сущ.
1) оценка by smb.'s estimate ≈ по чьей-л. оценке to give, make estimate ≈ оценивать an approximate, rough estimate ≈ грубая оценка conservative estimate ≈ консервативная точка зрения preliminary estimate ≈ предварительная оценка written estimate ≈ письменная оценка Syn: opinion
2) смета;
калькуляция, определение стоимости Supplementary Estimate, Supplementary Estimates ≈ дополнительные бюджетные ассигнования budgetary estimate ≈ смета бюджетная estimate of expenditures ≈ смета затрат approved estimate ≈ утвержденная смета detailed estimate ≈ подробная смета
2. гл.
1) оценивать, производить оценку, устанавливать цену, стоимость;
калькулировать The builder estimates the cost of repairing the roof at $
600. ≈ Строители оценивают стоимость починки крыши в 600 долларов. Syn: value
2.
2) оценивать;
приблизительно подсчитывать, прикидывать I would estimate the size of the garden at
1. 000 square metres. ≈ Думаю, площадь этого сада 1000 квадратных метров.
3) считать, полагать, оценивать, давать оценку;
судить;
расценивать Bacon could not estimate Shakespeare. ≈ Бэкон не смог оценить шекспира. Syn: consider, judge
2. оценка - to form an * составить мнение, оченить (положение) - critical * of an author критическая оценка произведений какого-либо автора - to form a correct * of a modern art составить верное представление о современном искусстве - what is your * of the crop? как вы оцениваете урожай?, каково ваше мнение об урожае? - *s of radiation intensity определение интенсивности излучения смета, калькуляция;
исчисление;
предварительный подсчет - rough * ориентировочная оценка, приблизительный подсчет - * for funds смета на денежные ассигнования - * of requirements план-заявка - by * по смете, по предварительному подсчету;
примерно - the bibliography runs by * to 1,650 titles библиография содержит около 1650 названий - on a conservative * по самым скромным подсчетам (сметные) предположения - the Estimates проект( государственного) бюджета (в Великобритании) ;
проект расходной части бюджета (сметы-заявки ведомств - в США) - budgetary *s бюджетные предположения оценивать, устанавливать стоимость - to * the value of a gem оценить драгоценный камень оценивать, давать оценку;
выносить суждение, судить ( о чем-либо) - to * the powers of an author судить о таланте писателя, дать оценку таланту писателя - to * highly высоко ценить составлять смету;
приблизительно подсчитывать, прикидывать - the press *d the number of demonstrators as 2,000 по мнению журналистов, в демонстрации приняло участие по меньшей мере 2 тысячи человек - the age of the icon is *d at two hundred years считаю, что икона была написана 200 лет назад - the population of the country is variously *d at from... to... по разным подсчетам население страны составляет от... до... (специальное) оценивать, делать оценку (величины) absolute ~ абсолютная оценка accounting ~ предварительный учет admissible ~ допустимая оценка approximate ~ приблизительный расчет asymptotically efficient ~ асимптотически эффективная оценка asymptotically unbiased ~ асимптотически несмещенная оценка biased ~ смещенная оценка builder's ~ оценка подрядчика consistent ~ состоятельная оценка cost ~ расчет стоимость cost price ~ оценка цены производства costs ~ оценка затрат depreciation-costing ~ оценка амортизационных отчислений efficient ~ эффективная оценка error ~ оценка погрешности estimate давать оценку ~ исчисление ~ калькуляция ~ оценивать, давать оценку ~ оценивать ~ оценка ~ предварительно подсчитывать ~ предварительный подсчет ~ смета;
наметка;
калькуляция;
the Estimates проект государственного бюджета по расходам (представляемый ежегодно в англ. парламент) ~ смета ~ составлять смету;
подсчитывать приблизительно;
прикидывать ~ составлять смету ~ устанавливать стоимость ~ of costs оценка затрат ~ of expenditure смета расходов ~ of loss оценка убытков ~ of maximum precision вчт. оценка максимальной точности ~ of maximum precision вчт. оценка предельной точности ~ of mean вчт. оценка среднего ~ of proceeds оценка доходов ~ смета;
наметка;
калькуляция;
the Estimates проект государственного бюджета по расходам (представляемый ежегодно в англ. парламент) estimates: estimates сметные предположения supplementary: estimates дополнительные бюджетные ассигнования growth ~ оценка роста job ~ оценка стоимости работы least-squares ~ оценка по методу наименьших квадратов lower ~ оценка снизу maximum likelihood ~ оценка максимального правдоподобия minimum-error ~ оценка с минимальной ошибкой minimum-variance ~ оценка с минимальной дисперсией nearly unbiased ~ почти несмещенная оценка numerical ~ числовая оценка on conservative ~ по самой осторожной оценке point ~ точечная оценка preliminary ~ предварительная оценка provisional ~ предварительная оценка reasonable ~ приемлемая оценка regression ~ оценка по методу регрессии rough ~ грубая оценка rough ~ приближенная оценка rough ~ приблизительная оценка rough: ~ estimate приблизительная оценка sample ~ выборочная оценка simplified ~ упрощенная оценка single-value ~ однозначная оценка time ~ оценка продолжительности truncated ~ усеченная оценка unbiased ~ несмещенная оценка uniformly consistent ~ равномерно состоятельная оценка uniformly unbiased ~ равномерно несмещенная оценка uniformly weighted ~ равномерно взвешенная оценкаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > estimate
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8 Yarrow, Sir Alfred Fernandez
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 13 January 1842 London, Englandd. 24 January 1932 London, England[br]English shipbuilder, naval architect, engineer and philanthropist.[br]At the conclusion of his schooling in the South of England, Yarrow became an indentured apprentice to the Thames engine-builder Ravenhill. During this five-year period various incidents and meetings sharpened his interest in scientific matters and he showed the skills that in later years were to be so beneficial to shipbuilding. For two years he acted as London representative for Ravenhill before joining up with a Mr Hedley to form a shipyard on the Isle of Dogs. The company lasted from 1868 until 1875 and in that period produced 350 small launches and other craft. This massive output enabled Yarrow to gain confidence in many aspects of ship design. Within two years of setting out on his own he built his first ship for the Royal Navy: a torpedo boat, then at the cutting edge of technology.In the early 1890s the company was building watertube boilers and producing destroyers with speeds in excess of 27 knots (50 km/h); it built the Russian destroyer Sokol, did pioneering work with aluminium and with high-tensile steels and worked on shipboard equipment to nullify vibrational effects. With the closure of most of the Thames shipyards and the run-down in skilled labour, Yarrow decided that the shipyard must move to some other part of the United Kingdom. After careful deliberation a green field site to the west of Glasgow was chosen, and in 1908 their first Clyde-built destroyer was launched. The company expanded, more building berths were arranged, boiler construction was developed and over the years they became recognized as specialists in smaller highspeed craft and in "knock down" ships for other parts of the world.Yarrow retired in 1913, but at the commencement of the First World War he returned to help the yard produce, in four years, twenty-nine destroyers with speeds of up to 40 knots (74 km/h). At the end of hostilities he gave of his time and money to many charities, including those for ex-servicemen. He left a remarkable industrial organization which remains to this day the most prolific builder of surface craft for the Royal Navy.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsCreated Baronet 1916. FRS 1922. Vice-President, Institution of Naval Architects 1896.Further ReadingLady Yarrow, 1924, Alfred Yarrow, His Life and Work, London: Edward Arnold. A.Borthwick, 1965, Yarrow and Company Limited, The First Hundred Years 1865–1965, Glasgow.B.Baxter, 1986, "Alfred Fernandez Yarrow", Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography, Vol. I, pp. 245–7, Slaven \& Checkland and Aberdeen University Press.FMWBiographical history of technology > Yarrow, Sir Alfred Fernandez
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9 Werbung
Werbung f 1. GEN (infrml) ad; 2. V&M advertisement, advertising, billing, publicity; (infrml) advert (Anzeige, Inserat) • ohne Werbung GEN unadvertised (Produkt) • Werbung machen für V&M advertise for • Werbung treiben V&M advertise* * *f 1. < Geschäft> ad infrml ; 2. <V&M> advertisement, advertising, billing, publicity, Anzeige, Inserat advert infrml ■ ohne Werbung < Geschäft> Produkt unadvertised ■ Werbung machen für <V&M> advertise for ■ Werbung treiben <V&M> advertise* * *Werbung
advertising, advertisement (Br.), propaganda, publicity, promotion (US), copy, (Anwerbung) enrolment, enlistment, recruiting (US), (Aufträge) soliciting, (Stimmen) canvassing, (Verkaufsförderung) sales promotion;
• aggressive Werbung disparaging (knocking, Br., competitive, US) copy, competitive advertising (US);
• anreißerische Werbung puffing advertising (publicity) (Br.), ballyhoo (coll.);
• ansprechende Werbung appealing advertising, advertising appeal;
• anstößige Werbung indecent advertising;
• antizyklische Werbung anticyclical advertising;
• redaktionell aufgemachte Werbung editorial advertisement, editorial (sl.);
• aufklärende Werbung reason-why advertising;
• an ethischen Gesichtspunkten ausgerichtete Werbung ethical advertising;
• belehrende Werbung educational advertising;
• betrügerische Werbung deceptive advertising;
• diskriminierende Werbung discriminatory advertising;
• überregional durchgeführte Werbung nation-wide (across-the-board) advertising;
• einführende Werbung original advertisement;
• eingeblendete Werbung tie-in advertising;
• erzieherische Werbung educational copy;
• firmenbetonte (firmeneigene, institutionelle) Werbung institutional advertising (US);
• fremdsprachige Werbung foreign-language advertising;
• geballte Werbung mass advertising;
• gefühlsbestimmte Werbung sense-appeal copy;
• gelegentliche Werbung opportunity advertising;
• gemeinsame Werbung association (cooperative) advertising;
• auf Massenwirkung gerichtete Werbung mass-emotional appeal;
• auf einen bestimmten Personenkreis gerichtete Werbung selective appeal;
• direkt gestreute Werbung direct advertising;
• gezielte Werbung direct (selective) advertising (advertisement);
• großzügige Werbung large-scale advertising;
• herabsetzende Werbung disparaging (knocking-down, competitive) copy;
• im eigenen Betrieb hergestellte Werbung in-house advertising;
• institutionelle Werbung institutional (US) (goodwill) advertising;
• irreführende Werbung misleading (deceptive) advertisement (advertising);
• kindbezogene Werbung kid appeal;
• kostspielige Werbung expensive advertising;
• lautere Werbung advertising ethics;
• marktschreierische Werbung puffing advertising (Br.);
• massierte Werbung mass advertising;
• nachfassende Werbung follow-up advertising;
• produktbezogene Werbung product advertising;
• redaktionelle Werbung editorial publicity;
• kostenlose redaktionelle Werbung write-up (US), free puff (Br.);
• reißerische Werbung loud publicity, harmless puffing (Br.);
• schwungvolle Werbung dynamic advertising;
• sensationelle Werbung stunt advertising, gimmick (US);
• täuschende Werbung misleading advertising;
• überregionale Werbung national (general, nation-wide) advertising;
• überzogene Werbung persuasive advertising, advertisement puff (Br.), harmless puffing (Br.);
• ungewöhnliche Werbung offbeat advertising;
• ungezielte Werbung non-selective advertising;
• unlautere Werbung unethical advertising;
• unterschwellige Werbung subliminal advertising;
• unterstützende Werbung auxiliary advertising;
• unverlangte Werbung unsolicited advertising;
• unwahre Werbung false advertising;
• zwei miteinander verbundene Werbungen tie-in;
• vergleichende Werbung competitive (comparative) advertising;
• verpuffte Werbung fall-flat advertising;
• in rascher Folge wiederholte Werbung high-pressure advertising;
• wirksamste Werbung advertising pulling the best results;
• zielbewusste Werbung systematic advertising;
• zugkräftige Werbung audience builder, attractive advertising;
• zusätzliche Werbung accessory (supplementary) advertising;
• Werbung bei Aktienkunden stock touting (US);
• Werbung von Arbeitskräften recruiting of labor (US);
• Werbung durch Ausgabe von Warenproben sample advertising;
• Werbung auf Bundesebene national advertising (US);
• Werbung auf dem Bürgersteig pavement advertisement;
• Werbung mit größter Durchschlagskraft advertising pulling the best results;
• Werbung im Einzelhandelsgeschäft point-of-sale (purchase) advertising;
• Werbung innerhalb des Einzelhandelsgeschäfts inside-the-store advertising;
• Werbung in Fachkreisen professional advertising;
• Werbung in Fachzeitschriften trade-paper advertisement;
• Werbung für den Fremdenverkehr tourist advertising;
• Werbung für Gelegenheitskäufe bargain-sale advertising;
• Werbung für Grundstücksbeteiligungen syndicate advertising;
• Werbung für Industrieerzeugnisse industrial advertising;
• Werbung am Kaufort point-of-purchase advertising;
• Werbung mit Kennziffern keyed advertising;
• Werbung beim Kunden direct advertising;
• Werbung im Ladeninnern inside-the-store advertising;
• Werbung mit Lockartikeln bait advertising;
• Werbung in der Luft air advertisement, aerial advertising;
• Werbung für Markenerzeugnisse (Markenartikel) brand advertising;
• Werbung in gedruckten Medien print[ed] advertising;
• Werbung von Mitgliedern membership drive;
• Werbung durch Musterverteilung sampling, free trial, free-gift (novelty) advertising;
• Werbung durch Plakate outdoor (billboard, Br.) advertising;
• Werbung durch Postversand direct-mail promotion (US);
• Werbung mit dem [niedrigen] Preis price advertising;
• Werbung in der Presse press (newspaper) advertising;
• Werbung im Rundfunk broadcast advertising;
• Werbung für Sonderangebote bargain-sale advertising;
• Werbung in der Straßenbahn streetcar advertising;
• Werbung in den Tageszeitungen newspaper advertising;
• Werbung in Verbindung mit einem Fernsehprogramm program(me) advertising;
• [breit gestreute] Werbung für den Verbraucher [large-scale] consumer advertising;
• Werbung am Verkaufsort point-of-purchase advertising;
• Werbung an der Verkaufsstelle point-of-purchase advertising;
• Werbung an einem Verkehrsknotenpunkt head-on position;
• Werbung in eigenen Verkehrsmitteln self-operation;
• Werbung in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln travel(l)ing display;
• Werbung am Verkehrsstrom outdoor advertising;
• Werbung durch Verteilung von Geschenkartikeln novelty (free-gift) advertising;
• viel Geld für Werbung ausgeben to advertise in a big way;
• Werbung betreiben to advertise;
• auffällige Werbung betreiben to beat (thump) the drum;
• Werbung durchführen to publicize, to advertise;
• großzügige Werbung veranstalten to advertise widely;
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10 master
master ['mɑ:stə(r)]1 noun(a) (of household, dog, servant, situation) maître m;∎ the master of the house le maître de maison;∎ to be master in one's own house être maître chez soi;∎ to be one's own master être son propre maître;∎ to be (the) master of one's fate être maître de son destin;∎ he's master of the situation il est maître de la situation;∎ proverb like master like man tel maître, tel valet∎ chess master maître m;∎ he's a master at the art of ducking questions il est maître dans l'art d'éluder les questions(c) School (in primary school) instituteur m, maître m d'école; (in secondary school) professeur m; (private tutor) maître m;∎ history master professeur m d'histoire∎ Master of Arts/Science (person) titulaire mf d'une maîtrise de lettres/de sciences; (qualification) maîtrise f ès lettres/ès sciences;∎ she's doing a master's (degree) in philosophy elle prépare une maîtrise de philosophie∎ Master David Thomas Monsieur David Thomas;∎ Master David (said by servant) Monsieur David∎ Nautical master's certificate brevet m de capitaine∎ Computing master (disk) disque m maître(b) (in trade) maître;∎ master chef/craftsman maître chef m /artisan m;∎ a master thief un(une) voleur(euse) de génie(c) (controlling) principal;∎ master switch interrupteur m général(d) (original) original(a) (person, animal) maîtriser, dompter; (problem, difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de; (emotions) maîtriser, surmonter; (situation) maîtriser, se rendre maître de;∎ to master oneself se maîtriser, se dominer(b) (subject, technique) maîtriser;∎ she mastered Portuguese in only six months six mois lui ont suffi pour maîtriser le portugais;∎ I never really mastered the language je n'ai jamais eu une bonne maîtrise de la langue►► Building industry master beam poutre f maîtresse;master bedroom chambre f principale;Finance master budget budget m global;master builder maître m bâtisseur;master card carte f maîtresse;master class cours m de maître; Music master class m;∎ figurative the press conference was a master class in how to handle the media pour ceux qui veulent savoir comment se comporter face aux médias, cette conférence de presse pourrait servir de leçon;master copy original m;French Canadian Military master corporal ≃ caporal-chef m;Cars master cylinder maître-cylindre m;Computing master disk disque m maître;Computing master file fichier m principal ou maître;Hunting master of hounds, master of foxhounds maître m d'équipage;master key passe-partout m inv;Nautical master mariner capitaine m;Television master monitor récepteur m de contrôle final;master plan stratégie f globale;master race race f supérieure;Music master record disque m original;master soundtrack mixage m magnétique final;master tape bande f originale;Commerce master of works maître m d'œuvre -
11 Deane, Sir Anthony
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 1638 Harwich (?), Englandd. 1721 England[br]English master shipwright, one of the most influential of seventeenth-century England.[br]It is believed that Deane was born in Harwich, the son of a master mariner. When 22 years of age, having been trained by Christopher Pett, he was appointed Assistant Master Shipwright at Woolwich Naval Dockyard, indicating an ability as a shipbuilder and also that he had influence behind him. Despite abruptness and a tendency to annoy his seniors, he was acknowledged by no less a man than Pepys (1633–1703) for his skill as a ship designer and -builder, and he was one of the few who could accurately estimate displacements and drafts of ships under construction. While only 26 years old, he was promoted to Master Shipwright of the Naval Base at Harwich and commenced a notable career. When the yard was closed four years later (on the cessation of the threat from the Dutch), Deane was transferred to the key position of Master Shipwright at Portsmouth and given the opportunity to construct large men-of-war. In 1671 he built his first three-decker and was experimenting with underwater hull sheathing and other matters. In 1672 he became a member of the Navy Board, and from then on promotion was spectacular, with almost full responsibility given him for decisions on ship procurement for the Navy. Owing to political changes he was out of office for some years and endured a short period in prison, but on his release he continued to work as a private shipbuilder. He returned to the King's service for a few years before the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688; thereafter little is known of his life, beyond that he died in 1721.Deane's monument to posterity is his Doctrine of Naval Architecture, published in 1670. It is one of the few books on ship design of the period and gives a clear insight into the rather pedantic procedures used in those less than scientific times. Deane became Mayor of Harwich and subsequently Member of Parliament. It is believed that he was Peter the Great's tutor on shipbuilding during his visit to the Thames in 1698.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1673.Bibliography1670, Doctrine of Naval Architecture; repub. 1981, with additional commentaries by Brian Lavery, as Deane's Doctrine of Naval Architecture 1670, London: Conway Maritime.Further ReadingWestcott Abell, 1948, The Shipwright's Trade, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.FMW -
12 Li Chun
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]fl. c. 610 China[br]Chinese bridge builder who constructed the earliest segmental-arch long-span stone bridge.[br]Li Chun and his pupils founded a school and style of building that was to last for centuries. He was responsible for one of China's greatest engineering achievements, the world's earliest segmental-arch long-span stone bridge. It stretched across the Jiao Shui river flowing out of the Shansi mountains at the edge of the north China plain. The bridge had a span of 123 ft (37.5 m), with a rise of 23 ft 7 in. (7.19 m) above chord level and the spandrels were pierced with two arches on each side.[br]Further ReadingJ.Needham, Science and Civilisation in China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965, Vols IV. 2, p. 33; 1971, IV. 3, pp. 172–3, 175, 177ff.LRD -
13 Li Jie (Li Chieh)
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]fl. 1085–1110 China[br]Chinese architect who revised the Chinese treatise on architectural method, Ying Zao Fa Shi.[br]He was a first-rate architect and from 1092 was an assistant in the Directorate of Buildings and Construction. He must have shown promise as an architect for he was commissioned to revise the old manuals of architecture. The work was completed in 1100 and printed three years later as the treatise for which he is best known, the Ying Zao Fa Shi (Treatise on Architectural Method). This work has been called the greatest and definitive treatise of any age in the millennial tradition of Chinese architecture. The work is noted for the comprehensive range of constructions covered and the thoroughness of its instruction to architects. The detailed instructions for the construction and shaping of woodwork are not found in European literature until the eighteenth century. The illustrations are fine and the excellence of the constructional drawings makes them the earliest working drawings. He was a distinguished practising builder, as well as a writer, for he erected administrative offices, palace apartments, gates and gate towers, together with the ancestral temples of the Sung dynasty as well as Buddhist temples.[br]Further ReadingJ.Needham, Science and Civilisation in China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965, Vols IV. 2, pp. 49, 549, 551; 1971, IV. 3, pp. 84–5, 107.LRD -
14 McAdam, John Loudon
[br]b. 21 September 1756 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotlandd. 26 November 1836 Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland[br]Scottish road builder, inventor of the macadam road surface.[br]McAdam was the son of one of the founder of the first bank in Ayr. As an infant, he nearly died in a fire which destroyed the family's house of Laywyne, in Carsphairn parish; the family then moved to Blairquhan, near Straiton. Thence he went to the parish school in Maybole, where he is said to have made a model section of a local road. In 1770, when his father died, he was sent to America where he was brought up by an uncle who was a merchant in New York. He stayed in America until the close of the revolution, becoming an agent for the sale of prizes and managing to amass a considerable fortune. He returned to Scotland where he settled at Sauchrie in Ayrshire. There he was a magistrate, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county and a road trustee, spending thirteen years there. In 1798 he moved to Falmouth in Devon, England, on his appointment as agent for revictualling of the Royal Navy in western ports.He continued the series of experiments started in Ayrshire on the construction of roads. From these he concluded that a road should be built on a raised foundation with drains formed on either side, and should be composed of a number of layers of hard stone broken into angular fragments of roughly cubical shape; the bottom layer would be larger rocks, with layers of progressively smaller rocks above, all bound together with fine gravel. This would become compacted and almost impermeable to water by the action of the traffic passing over it. In 1815 he was appointed Surveyor-General of Bristol's roads and put his theories to the test.In 1823 a Committee of the House of Commons was appointed to consider the use of "macadamized" roads in larger towns; McAdam gave evidence to this committee, and it voted to give him £10,000 for his past work. In 1827 he was appointed Surveyor-General of Roads and moved to Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. From there he made yearly visits to Scotland and it was while returning from one of these that he died, at Moffat in the Scottish Borders. He had married twice, both times to American women; his first wife was the mother of all seven of his children.McAdam's method of road construction was much cheaper than that of Thomas Telford, and did much to ease travel and communications; it was therefore adopted by the majority of Turnpike Trusts in Britain, and the macadamization process quickly spread to other countries.[br]Bibliography1819. A Practical Essay on the Scientific Repair and Preservation of Roads.1820. Present State of Road-Making.Further ReadingR.Devereux, 1936, John Loudon McAdam: A Chapter from the History of Highways, London: Oxford University Press.IMcN -
15 Shi Lu (Shih Lu)
[br]fl. late third century BC China[br]Chinese canal builder who constructed the oldest contour transport canal.[br]The background to Shi's work was the victorious campaign waged by the Qin emperor against the state of Yue. He scored a triumph by constructing the Ling Qu or "magic canal", by far the oldest contour transport canal in any civilization and which took the emperor's barges and warships across a mountain range. The canal joined the Xiang and Li rivers and included thirty-six lock gates.[br]Further ReadingJ.Needham, Science and Civilisation in China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971, Vol. IV.3, pp. 299, 300, 303ff., 375.LRD
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