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'''Obituary 1939<ref>[[The Engineer 1939/09/29]], p331.</ref> | '''Obituary 1939<ref>[[The Engineer 1939/09/29]], p331.</ref> | ||
"...who, until recently, | "...who, until recently, was chairman of the directors of [[Evershed and Vignoles]], Ltd., died suddenly on September 18th, at the age of 82. His work on instruments is well known and appreciated throughout the electrical industry, in which his portable insulation testing sets have proved to be a great boon. He was privately educated and, according to accounts, never passed an examination nor even attempted to do so. At an early age he began to study electricity and magnetism, physics and elementary mathematics. Although be was originally apprenticed to a London optician, his..." [[The Engineer 1939/09/29|More]] | ||
was chairman of the directors of [[Evershed and Vignoles]], | |||
Ltd., died suddenly on September 18th, | |||
at the age of 82. His work on instruments is | |||
well known and appreciated throughout the | |||
electrical industry, in which his portable insulation | |||
testing sets have proved to be a great boon. He | |||
was privately educated and, according to accounts, | |||
never passed an examination nor even attempted | |||
to do so. At an early age he began to study | |||
electricity and magnetism, physics and elementary | |||
mathematics. Although be was originally apprenticed | |||
to a London optician, his..." [[The Engineer 1939/09/29|More]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:28, 16 December 2022
Sydney Evershed (1858-1939).
Obituary 1939[1]
"...who, until recently, was chairman of the directors of Evershed and Vignoles, Ltd., died suddenly on September 18th, at the age of 82. His work on instruments is well known and appreciated throughout the electrical industry, in which his portable insulation testing sets have proved to be a great boon. He was privately educated and, according to accounts, never passed an examination nor even attempted to do so. At an early age he began to study electricity and magnetism, physics and elementary mathematics. Although be was originally apprenticed to a London optician, his..." More
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- ↑ The Engineer 1939/09/29, p331.