Person    | Male  Born 26/1/1885  Died 18/5/1974

Sir Harry Ricardo

Categories: Engineering

Born 13 Bedford Square, son of Halsey Ricardo. Mechanical engineer specialising in developing the internal combustion petrol and diesel engine. Died King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, following a fall at home.

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Sir Harry Ricardo

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Sir Harry Ricardo

English Heritage Sir Harry Ricardo, 1885 - 1974, mechanical engineer was bor...

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American Society of Civil Engineers

American Society of Civil Engineers

Founded to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Based in Reston, Virginia, it is probably the oldest national engineering society in the United States.

Group, Engineering

1 memorial
Major Byron F. Caws

Major Byron F. Caws

Believed to have assisted Fowler in his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary. The Latin on the memorial, 'castigavit et emendavit', translates as “he corrected and improved“, which is quite an ac...

Person, Architecture, Armed Forces, Engineering, Literature

1 memorial
Commissioners of Sewers, Holborn and Finsbury Divisions

Commissioners of Sewers, Holborn and Finsbury Divisions

We don't want to go very deeply into this subject but according to this report: Holborn and Finsbury Divisions of Sewers. Report of the Surveyor [J. Roe] to the Court held 27th January 1843 ... By ...

Group, Engineering

2 memorials
J.A.P. Engineering

J.A.P. Engineering

Company founded by John Alfred Prestwich. Its engines were used in many famous motorcycle marques and speedway bikes, early aeroplanes, chainsaws, cultivators and light rail maintenance trucks.

Group, Engineering

1 memorial

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Nicholas Paul Moore

Nicholas Paul Moore

Nicholas Paul Moore was born on 24 May 1967. His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1967 in the Ipswich registration district, Suffolk. Aged 27 years, he was one of three people who were k...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial