Concerning University Elections, the Royal Society and matters of engineering.
Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to Sir Joseph Larmor
This material is held atSt John's College Library Special Collections, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 275 Parsons/Folder 6
- Dates of Creation
- 1909–1927
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 7 letters paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Admitted pensioner at St John's 1873; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1894; K.C.B. 1911; J.P. for Northumberland; High Sheriff 1910; President of the British Association 1919; F.R.S. 1898; Designed and built The Turbinia , the first turbine driven vessel, 1894. It is through his work that the turbine became the prime mover for the generation of electricity in the largest power stations and for the propulsion of the largest and fastest vessels.
Acquisition Information
From the Larmor Collection, 1942.
Note
Admitted pensioner at St John's 1873; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1894; K.C.B. 1911; J.P. for Northumberland; High Sheriff 1910; President of the British Association 1919; F.R.S. 1898; Designed and built The Turbinia , the first turbine driven vessel, 1894. It is through his work that the turbine became the prime mover for the generation of electricity in the largest power stations and for the propulsion of the largest and fastest vessels.
Additional Information
Published