Mirror of History

Mirror of History

A Millennium Commemorative Volume containing 25 of the most influential papers from the 20th Century volumes of Transactions, published in 2000 to coincide with the Millennium celebrations. Authors include Charles Parsons, John Logie Baird, Jackie Stewart and Sir James Lighthill.

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Contents:

  • Foreword - Carlo Dinardo, President IESIS.
  • Introduction - Paterson Gifford, FIES
  • The Marine Steam Turbine and its Application to Fast Vessels - CA Parsons, 1901
  • Radium and its Properties - Dr John MacIntyre, 1904
  • Motor Cars - Alexander Govan, 1904
  • Fifty Years of Warship Building on the Clyde - Prof J H Biles, 1909
  • Television - John Logie Baird, 1928
  • Development of the Autogiro - J G Weir, 1936
  • Torsional Oscillation Analysis - A W David, 1936
  • Abstract of Lecture on Television - G W O Howe, 1936
  • Plastics - A New Material for Construction - C Chapman, 1942
  • Hydro-Electric Development in Scotland - A E MacColl, 1946
  • History of the Atlantic Liner - James M McNeill, 1947
  • Nuclear Physics and the Engineer - J M A Lenihan, 1949
  • The Insitution's First President - Prof J Small, 1957
  • Radio Astronomy and the Structure of the Universe - Prof A C B Lovell, 1960
  • The Place of the Helicopter in the Transport Field - E Mensforth, 1961
  • Side-wall Hovercraft - C F Morris, 1962
  • Modern Motor Racing - Jackie Stewart, 1967
  • Under the Deep Oceans, T F Gaskell, 1969
  • Concorde - H G Conway, 1969
  • Aquatic Animal Locomotion - Sir James Lighthill, 1973
  • The Search for and Production of Oil and Gas in the North Sea - M M Pennell, 1973
  • Hydrofoils, A Review of their History, Capability and Potential - D K Brown, 1980
  • Robert Napier - the Father of Clyde Shipbuilding - Prof J M Halliday, 1981
  • The Development of Multi-Stage Flash Distillation - R S Silver, 1981
  • Marine Seismic Exploration - T P Hubbard, 1986
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