| Authorised form of name | Newall; Robert Stirling (1812 - 1889) |
| Surname | Newall |
| Forenames | Robert Stirling |
| Dates | 1812 - 1889 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Dundee, Angus, , Scotland (27 May 1812)
Death:
Ferndene, near Gateshead, County Durham (21 April 1889) |
| Activity | Profession:
Mechanical engineer
Career:
Worked in a mercantile office, Dundee; went to London and studied the rapid generation of steam; took out a patent for wire ropes (1840); laid submarine telegraphic cables; invented the brake-drum and cone for deep-sea cable-laying (1853); improved telescopes
Memberships:
FRAS (1864); North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; MIMechE |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
3/06/1875 |
| Relationships | Married (14 February 1849) Mary, youngest daughter of Hugh Lee Pattinson (FRS 1852) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1889 vol 46 pp xxxiii-xxxv signed by J N L
Notes:
E W Cooke has signed election certificate twice |
| Royal Society code | NA5504 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| NLB/1/577 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Robert Stirilin Newall, Fellow of the Royal Society | 24 September 1887 |
| EC/1875/28 | Newall, Robert Stirling: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |