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Sir Stephen Joseph Pigott, D.Sc., was educated at High School, Cornwall, New York, and Columbia University, where he obtained a degree in mechanical and marine engineering. Meantime, during vacations, he was engaged with Columbia Electric Vehicle Co. for three years, and subsequently worked in New York for five years as an assistant on the development of impulse turbines for ship propulsion. | |||
In 1908 he came to Britain at the invitation of the Admiralty, and shortly became associated with [[John Brown and Co|John Brown and Co.]], Clydebank, as a specialist on the development work mentioned above. Later he occupied several executive positions before being appointed, in 1938, as Managing Director, responsible, until 1949, for all activities and management of the Clydebank works. He was knighted in 1939. | |||
He was elected a Member of the Institution in 1944, and he was also a Member of the Institutions of Civil Engineers and Naval Architects, and of the Institute of Marine Engineers, of which he was President in 1937-38. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers awarded him a Medal for outstanding leadership in marine propulsion and construction in 1938. | |||
His death took place at the age of seventy-five on 27th February 1955. | |||
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Sir Stephen Joseph Pigott (c1880-1955) of John Brown and Co
1956 Obituary [1]
Sir Stephen Joseph Pigott, D.Sc., was educated at High School, Cornwall, New York, and Columbia University, where he obtained a degree in mechanical and marine engineering. Meantime, during vacations, he was engaged with Columbia Electric Vehicle Co. for three years, and subsequently worked in New York for five years as an assistant on the development of impulse turbines for ship propulsion.
In 1908 he came to Britain at the invitation of the Admiralty, and shortly became associated with John Brown and Co., Clydebank, as a specialist on the development work mentioned above. Later he occupied several executive positions before being appointed, in 1938, as Managing Director, responsible, until 1949, for all activities and management of the Clydebank works. He was knighted in 1939.
He was elected a Member of the Institution in 1944, and he was also a Member of the Institutions of Civil Engineers and Naval Architects, and of the Institute of Marine Engineers, of which he was President in 1937-38. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers awarded him a Medal for outstanding leadership in marine propulsion and construction in 1938.
His death took place at the age of seventy-five on 27th February 1955.