THE following is a sketch of the career of the Hon. Sir Charles A. Parsons, K.C.B.,F.R.S., D.Sc., etc., the brilliant inventor and engineer, and chairman of the ...

THE presentation of the Kelvin Medal to Sir Charles Parsons, and the delivery of the James Forrest Lecture on “Radio Communications” by Senator Marconi, took place on October 26 at the Institution of ...

IN this volume there is contained an authentic record of steps taken in the development of a great invention. Lord Kelvin once described the work done by the Hon. Sir Charles Parsons in connection ...

Since the late 19th century steam turbines have been used for the generation of electricity. A prototype steam turbine, designed by Charles Parsons in 1890, had 15 expansion stages and was one of the ...

The award was presented at the Birr Engineering Heritage Festival, held at Birr Castle Demesne. The medal was presented to ...

FOR 120 years it’s been the region’s powerhouse. Since Vixctorian days when it was home to the famous Parsons factory, the Siemens site on Shields Road, Heaton, Newcastle, has been at the forefront of ...

This is the Inspiration, the British steam powered car that is attempting to take the British and World land speed records (for steam vehicles). The car is constructed on a tubular steel chassis and ...

Taking a walk around the newly reopened Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, you might see one of Charles Parsons’ treasures. When he died, in 1905, The St. Louis Republic remembered Parsons as a ...