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 | |