| Authorised form of name | Newall; Robert Stirling (1812 - 1889) |
| Dates | 1812 - 1889 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Dundee, Angus, , Scotland |
| Date of birth | 27 May 1812 |
| Place of death | Ferndene, near Gateshead, County Durham |
| Date of death | 21 April 1889 |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1875 |
| 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 | |