| Description |
1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations |
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SAE historical series |
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SAE historical series.
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| Contents |
1. Early Life -- 2. Family Background -- 3. Schooldays -- 4. Mechanical Engineering at the Turn of the Century -- 5. Some Early Endeavours -- 6. Cambridge -- 7. The Dolphin Venture -- 8. Start of a Career with my Grandfather's Firm -- 9. The End of the Beginning -- 10. The First World War -- 11. The First Tanks -- 12. Formation of my Company -- 13. A New Direction -- 14. Some Episodes from the New Company -- 15. Patents and Royalties -- 16. Some Frivolous Pursuits |
| Summary |
Sir Harry Ricardo (1885-1974), a pioneer in mechanical engineering, recounts his influential career which dates to the infancy of the internal combustion engine. This autobiography includes descriptions of the many technical breakthroughs Ricardo was responsible for, such as the engine for the first tanks in 1916, his early research into the problem of knock in engines, and the design of engines for World War I aircraft |
| Notes |
Originally published: Memories and machines. Constable & Co., 1968 |
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Includes index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ricardo, Harry R. (Harry Ralph), Sir, 1885-1974
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| SUBJECT |
Ricardo, Harry R. (Harry Ralph), Sir, 1885-1974 fast |
| Subject |
Mechanical engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
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HISTORY / Military / World War I.
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Mechanical engineers
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
91043598 |
| ISBN |
9780768023664 |
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0768023661 |
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