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9780750917124

Engines and Enterprises: The Life and Work of Sir Harry Ricardo

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  • ISBN13:

    9780750917124

  • ISBN10:

    0750917121

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
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Summary

This is the definitive biography of pioneering British automobile and aircraft engineer, Sir Harry Ricardo (1885-1974). In it, author John Reynolds tells the background story of several key engineering firsts including the design of innovative engines for tanks, airships, motorcycles and cars. It offers new insight into the world of pioneering engineers during the first part of the 20th century, using company and family sources to provide a portrait of one of the unsung heroes of motoring history.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Sir Diarmuid Downs
Preface and Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
An Idyllic Childhood
1(7)
The Ricardo Heritage
8(8)
The Rendel Connection
16(8)
Father and Son
24(9)
Rottingdean
33(6)
Rugby
39(9)
Memories and Machines
48(8)
Cambridge
56(7)
The Dolphin Affair
63(13)
The Walton Years
76(10)
The First World War
86(12)
Formation of the Ricardo Firm
98(11)
The Engines of War
109(15)
Bridge Works
124(14)
Sussex by the Sea
138(14)
Ricardo's Comet
152(14)
La Rosalie
166(12)
War Clouds Threaten
178(18)
The Oxford Years
196(18)
Eventide at Graffham
214(19)
Appendix 233(1)
Bibliography 234(1)
Photographic Credits 235(2)
Index 237

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