John Scott-Scott

John Lanfear Scott-Scott (22 June 1934^[1] – 12 December 2015^[2]) was a British mechanical and aerospace engineer. After graduating from the University of Birmingham, he joined Armstrong Siddeley Motors in 1955, becoming a hydrodynamicist at their Rocket Department.^[3] He worked there on Black Arrow, making important contributions to the fuel pump system.^[4]

Later he helped to form, and worked at,^[5] Reaction Engines Limited until he retired in 2011.^[6]

Scott-Scott married Pauline W. A. Cullen in 1955; they had two daughters and a son.

He was the Chairman of the Coventry Branch, Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust from November 2000 until May 2014.^[7]

External links

BBC4: The Three Rocketeers
An Oral History of British Science, interview with John Scott-Scott interview

References

^ "Scott-Scott, John (Part 1 of 18). An Oral History of British Science. - Oral history of British science - Oral history | British Library - Sounds".
^ "Reaction Engines Ltd - About Us: History: John Scott-Scott". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
^ Spufford, Francis (28 October 1999). "Operation Backfire". London Review of Books. pp. 21–27. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ John Scott-Scott, interviewed for An Oral History of British Science on YouTube, British Library
^ BBC4: The Three Rocketeers
^ "Reaction Engines Ltd - News | November 2011". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
^ Minutes of the Coventry Branch Committee, Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust held in the RRHT Coventry Branch Library

Read other articles:

Freddy Rangkuti

Ini adalah nama Mandailing, marganya adalah Rangkuti. Freddy RangkutiLahir1958SurabayaAlmamater- Universitas Gadjah Mada- Asian Institute of Technology, ThailandPekerjaanPenulis, dosen, konsultan bisnis dan marketingSuami/istriHj. Ir. Siti Haniah[1]Situs webhttp://freddyrangkuti.com/http://fraiconsulting.com/ Dr. Freddy Rangkuti M.Sc. adalah seorang penulis buku - buku Manajemen, Bisnis, Kepemimpinan dan Pemasaran berkebangsaan Indonesia. Ia juga seorang dosen dan CEO FRAI CONSULTING,...

Georgia (negara bagian)

GeorgiaNegara bagian BenderaLambangPeta Amerika Serikat dengan ditandaiNegaraAmerika SerikatSebelum menjadi negara bagianProvinsi GeorgiaBergabung ke Serikat2 Januari 1788 (4)Kota terbesarAtlantaMetropolitan terbesarKawasan metropolitan AtlantaPemerintahan • GubernurBrian Kemp (R) • Wakil GubernurGeoff Duncan (R) • Majelis tinggi{{{Upperhouse}}} • Majelis rendah{{{Lowerhouse}}}Senator ASDavid Perdue (R)Kelly Loeffler (R)Delegasi DPR AS7 Republik...

1928 Missouri gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Missouri For related races, see 1928 United States gubernatorial elections. 1928 Missouri gubernatorial election ← 1924 November 6, 1928 1932 → Nominee Henry S. Caulfield Francis Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 784,311 731,783 Percentage 51.63% 48.17% County resultsCaulfield: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% &#...

Asosiasi Sepak Bola Zimbabwe

Asosiasi Sepak Bola ZimbabweCAFDidirikan1965Kantor pusatHarareBergabung dengan FIFA1965Bergabung dengan CAF1980PresidenWellington NyathangaWebsitewww.zimbabwesoccer.com Asosiasi Sepak Bola Zimbabwe (Inggris: Zimbabwe Football Association (ZiFA)) adalah badan pengendali sepak bola di Zimbabwe. Kompetisi Badan ini menyelenggarakan beberapa kompetisi di Zimbabwe, yakni: Liga Sepak Bola Utama Zimbabwe Piala Zimbabwe Tim nasional Badan ini juga merupakan badan pengendali dari tim nasional pria...

Wasa people

Ennimir, a King of the Wasa (by Gramberg, Litho. 1861) The Wassa are Akan people who live predominantly in Ghana.[1][2] Territory Wassa territory covers 9,638 km2 (3,721 sq mi), almost the same as Central Region (9,826 km2 (3,794 sq mi)); Western Region as a whole now covers 14,293 km2 (5,519 sq mi).[3] The prominent towns in Wasa are: Samreaboi, Asankrangwa, Manso-Amenfi, Wassa Akropong, Bawdie, Bogoso, Prestea, Tarkwa, Da...

Emotion recognition

Process of visually interpreting emotions Part of a series onArtificial intelligence Major goals Artificial general intelligence Recursive self-improvement Planning Computer vision General game playing Knowledge reasoning Machine learning Natural language processing Robotics AI safety Approaches Symbolic Deep learning Bayesian networks Evolutionary algorithms Situated approach Hybrid intelligent systems Systems integration Applications Projects Deepfake Machine translation Generative AI Art A...

ZooBank

International web registry for animal names The taxon treatment for the frog Paedophryne amauensis,[1] mentioning the LSID for this nomenclatural act.[2] ZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature.[3] Any nomenclatural acts (e.g. publications that create or change a taxonomic name) published electronically need to be registered with ZooBank prior to publica...

Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1970

Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1970 Dates Finale 21 mars 1970 Retransmission Lieu RAI CongrescentrumAmsterdam, Pays-Bas Présentateur(s) Willy Dobbe Directeur musical Dolf van der Linden Superviseur exécutif Clifford Brown Télédiffuseur hôte NOS Ouverture Vues d'Amsterdam Entracte Don Lurio Dancers Participants Nombre de participants 12 Débuts Aucun Retour Aucun Retrait Finlande Norvège Portugal Suède Pays participants Pays ayant participé dans le passé Résultat Chanson gagnante...

Fascism in Bulgaria

Bulgarian premier Bogdan Filov with Italian leader Benito Mussolini in Rome, 1941 Part of a series onFascism Principles Actual idealism Aestheticization of politics Anti-communism Anti-intellectualism Anti-materialism Anti-pacifism Authoritarianism Chauvinism Class collaboration Conspiracism Corporatism Cult of personality Dictatorship Direct action Dirigisme Eugenics Heroic capitalism Heroic realism Heroism Imperialism Indoctrination Interventionism Economic Social Irrationalism Machismo Ma...

ソー (オー＝ド＝セーヌ県)

Sceaux 行政国フランス地域圏 (Région) イル＝ド＝フランス地域圏県 (département) オー＝ド＝セーヌ県郡 (arrondissement) アントニー郡小郡 (canton) 小郡庁所在地INSEEコード 92071郵便番号 92330市長（任期）フィリップ・ローラン（2008年-2014年）自治体間連合 (fr) メトロポール・デュ・グラン・パリ人口動態人口 19,679人（2007年）人口密度 5466人/km2住民の呼称 Scéens地理座標北緯48度4...

國民陣線

国民阵线Barisan NasionalNational Frontباريسن ناسيونلபாரிசான் நேசனல்国民阵线标志简称国阵，BN主席阿末扎希总秘书赞比里署理主席莫哈末哈山总财政希山慕丁副主席魏家祥维纳斯瓦兰佐瑟古律创始人阿都拉萨成立1973年1月1日 (1973-01-01)[1]设立1974年7月1日 (1974-07-01)前身联盟总部马来西亚吉隆坡 50480 秋傑区敦依斯迈路太子世贸中心（英�...

Fórmula química

Para otros significados del término fórmula , véase fórmula. Diferentes fórmulas del peróxido de hidrógeno: empírica, molecular y semidesarrollada. Una fórmula química es la representación de los elementos químicos que forman un compuesto químico y la proporción en que se encuentran, o del número de átomos que forman una molécula. También puede darnos información adicional como la manera en que se unen dichos átomos mediante enlaces químicos e incluso su distribución en...

Філософія

Частина серії проФілософіяLeft to right: Plato, Kant, Nietzsche, Buddha, Confucius, AverroesПлатонКантНіцшеБуддаКонфуційАверроес Філософи Епістемологи Естетики Етики Логіки Метафізики Соціально-політичні філософи Традиції Аналітична Арістотелівська Африканська Близькосхідна іранська Буддій�...

4Minute World

4Minute WorldAlbum mini karya 4MinuteDirilis17 Maret 2014GenreK-pop, electropop, dance-popDurasi17:00LabelCube Entertainment (recording) Universal Music Group (distribution) Kronologi 4Minute Name Is 4Minute(2013)Name Is 4Minute2013 4Minute World(2014) Crazy(2015)Crazy2015 Singel dalam album 4Minute World Whatcha Doin' TodayDirilis: 17 Maret 2014 4Minute World adalah album mini kelima dari grup vokal wanita asal Korea Selatan 4Minute, dirilis pada tanggal 17 Maret 2014. Album ini terdiri ...

Australian cuisine

Culinary traditions of Australia Australian cuisineA typical Australian meat pie with tomato sauce.Country or regionAustraliaRegional varietiesChristmas Island, Norfolk Island, Tasmanian, other regional cuisinesNational dishesFish and chips, meat pie, sausage sizzle, VegemiteNational drinksBeer, coffee, lemonade, wineSee alsoBeer in Australia, bush tucker, coffee in Australia, list of Australian dishes, list of restaurants in Australia, pub food, wine in Australia This article is part of a se...

Claude Hopkins

American pianist and bandleader For the advertiser, see Claude C. Hopkins. Claude HopkinsBackground informationBirth nameClaude Driskett HopkinsBorn(1903-08-24)August 24, 1903Alexandria, Virginia, U.SDiedFebruary 19, 1984(1984-02-19) (aged 80)New York CityGenresJazzOccupation(s)Musician, bandleaderInstrument(s)PianoYears active1924–1984Musical artist Claude Driskett Hopkins (August 24, 1903 – February 19, 1984)[1] was an American jazz stride pianist and bandleader. Biography ...

La Rinconada, Peru

Koordinat: 14°37′54″S 69°26′47″W / 14.63167°S 69.44639°W / -14.63167; -69.44639 La Rinconada. La Rinconada adalah kota yang terletak di Distrik Ananea, Provinsi San Antonio de Putina, Peru. Kota ini berada di dekat tambang emas.[1] Bersama dengan kota Wenzhuan di Cina, La Rinconada dianggap sebagai salah satu kota dengan ketinggian tertinggi di dunia, dengan ketinggian sebesar 5.100 m di atas permukaan laut. Dari tahun 2001 hingga 2009, kota ini men...

Pilot hole

Small hole drilled into a workpiece to guide a larger drill or other tool Drilling pilot holes to hammer nails In construction, a pilot hole is a small hole drilled into a piece of construction material. Its purpose may be: to guide a larger drill to the appropriate location and ease the job of the larger drill, allow the insertion of another hole-making tool, such as a knockout punch, that will produce the final-sized hole, or locate, guide, and provide clearance for a self-threading screw i...

Student Life (newspaper)

Student-run newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis For the student newspaper of the Claremont Colleges, see The Student Life. Student LifeThe independent newspaper of Washington University in St. Louis since 1878The Danforth University Center, which houses Student Life officesTypeBiweekly college newspaperFormat21 print, webSchoolWashington University in St. LouisOwner(s)Washington University Student Media, Inc.Founded1878Headquarters1 Brookings Drive #1039 St. Louis, MO 63130Circula...

Markagunt Plateau

Plateau in Iron and Kane counties in Utah, United States Markagunt PlateauHighest pointElevation11,307Coordinates37°35′N 112°40′W / 37.58°N 112.67°W / 37.58; -112.67[1]NamingEnglish translationHighland of trees[2]Language of namePiuteGeographyMarkagunt Plateau GeologyLast eruption1050 or before[3] Markagunt Plateau is a volcanic field in southern Utah, United States. Formed in a region of older volcanics, it consists of several cind...