John Muir Donaldson
John Muir Donaldson (1877-1963), M.C., M.I.E.E., M.Inst.C.E., F.C.G.I., electrical engineer.
1877 Born in Kenley, Surrey
1894-8 Trained at City of London Guilds, Technical College, Finsbury, then at Central Institute, at Kensington.
3 years working for BTH in London
About 1.25 years working for the General Electric Company at Schenectady, NY
About 1.25 worked in Canada for the Montreal Light Heat and Power company
1904-5 Worked for BTH in Rugby
1906 Joined North Metropolitan Power Supply Co as assistant engineer, living in Croydon.
1906 Elected an Associate Member of the Inst Civil Engineers.
1911 Electrical engineer, living in St. Albans, Herts.[1]
c.1927 Chief Engineer to the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Company
1928 Capt J. M. Donaldson designed the first turbo-alternator to generate directly at 33 kV (Parsons 25 MW unit at Brimsdown "B").
1939 Electrical engineer, lived in St Albans, Herts.[2]
1963 Obituary [3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ 1939 register
- ↑ The Engineer 1963 Jan-Jun: Index
- Civil Engineer records