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Dugald Clerk. Sir Dugald Clerk (sometimes written as Dugald Clark) KBE, LLD FRS [1] (1854, Glasgow – 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey) was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine [2] [3] in 1878 [4] and patented it in England in 1881. He was a graduate of Anderson's University in Glasgow (now the University of ...
Sir Dugald Clerk (born March 31, 1854, Glasgow, Scot.—died Nov. 12, 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey, Eng.) was a British engineer who invented the two-stroke Clerk cycle internal-combustion engine, widely used on light motorcycles and other small machines.
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Jul 15, 2020 · Sir Dugald passed away at Ewhurst on Nov. 13, 1932, and is buried in the St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican Church’s cemetery. The Church is seen above. It is a very pastoral setting. At the time of his death, the value of his estate was 54,412 pounds (approximately $4.5 million in today’s dollars).
Jan 2, 2019 · The inscription reads, Margaret Hannay, Lady Clerk, and Sir Dugald Clerk. Sir Dugald was born before the invention of the gas engine and grew up as the engine grew up. He played an important part in its development from the very beginning. He saw the infant mature into an important and powerful adult, and he helped it all the way.
Sir Dugald Clerk (1854-1932) was a Scottish engineer who designed the first two-stroke engine in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881. Clerk's name is also rendered as Clark in some sources e.g. the University of Glasgow where his papers are archived. He was a member of the Royal Society and winner of the RSA Albert Medal in 1922 under Clerk ...
Abstract. By the death of Sir Dugald Clerk at the age of 79, the Royal Society has lost one of its greatest engineers. He was one of those rare individuals who combined scientific theory with direct practical experience and that in equal measure. Clerk was born in Glasgow a little before the invention of the internal combustion engine, to which ...
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Referee's report by Dugald Clerk, on a paper 'The reaction between gas and pole in the electrical ignition of gaseous mixtures' by W M Thornton Creator: Dugald Clerk Reference number: RR/22/115 Referee's report by Dugald Clerk, on a paper 'The ignition of gases by impulsive electrical discharge' by W M Thornton
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