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1888 [[Archibald Barr]] and [[William Stroud]] began their association. Stroud was professor of physics at the Yorkshire College (now the University of Leeds). | |||
In that year, they responded to an advertisement in the magazine ''Engineering'', to design a short-base rangefinder for infantry use. Although the resulting design was not successful at the time, the Admiralty approached them in 1891 and invited them to submit a further design for trial. | |||
William Stroud and [[Archibald Barr]] founded [[Barr and Stroud]] | |||
1909 William Stroud resigned his chair at University of Leeds and moved to Glasgow to work for the company full-time. | |||
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'''Obituary 1938 <ref>[[The Engineer 1938/06/03]], p625</ref> | '''Obituary 1938 <ref>[[The Engineer 1938/06/03]], p625</ref> | ||
"...the death took place, at | "...the death took place, at Torquay, of Dr. William Stroud, Emeritus Professor of Physics in the University of Leeds, and one of the founders and the chairman of [[Barr and Stroud]]..."[[The Engineer 1938/06/03|More]]. | ||
Torquay, of Dr. William Stroud, Emeritus Professor | |||
of Physics in the University of Leeds, and one of the | |||
founders and the chairman of [[Barr and Stroud]]..."[[The Engineer 1938/06/03|More]]. | |||
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Revision as of 17:10, 26 November 2013
1888 Archibald Barr and William Stroud began their association. Stroud was professor of physics at the Yorkshire College (now the University of Leeds).
In that year, they responded to an advertisement in the magazine Engineering, to design a short-base rangefinder for infantry use. Although the resulting design was not successful at the time, the Admiralty approached them in 1891 and invited them to submit a further design for trial.
William Stroud and Archibald Barr founded Barr and Stroud
1909 William Stroud resigned his chair at University of Leeds and moved to Glasgow to work for the company full-time.
Obituary 1938 [1]
"...the death took place, at Torquay, of Dr. William Stroud, Emeritus Professor of Physics in the University of Leeds, and one of the founders and the chairman of Barr and Stroud..."More.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1938/06/03, p625