Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

If you were an engineer in Scotland – what would you do? What do engineers do? What does it take to become one? What inspires them? If you are watching.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "If you were an engineer in Scotland – what would you do? What do engineers do? What does it take to become one? What inspires them? If you are watching."— Presentation transcript:

1 If you were an engineer in Scotland – what would you do? What do engineers do? What does it take to become one? What inspires them? If you are watching this PowerPoint - you are taking the first steps to answering those questions!

2 PART TWO

3 Scottish Engineering The Magnificent Twenty-Three of

4 The Magnificent Eleven of Scottish Engineering The Magnificent Twenty-Three of William John Macquorn Rankine Sir William Arrol Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt Hugh Gill John Rennie Reverend Doctor Robert Stirling Robert Napier Thomas Graham Brown Sir George Bruce Henry Dyer John Logie Baird Sir Donald Miller

5 Prolific designer of canals JOHN RENNIE 1761 - 1821 His work designing and supervising canals, bridges and dockyards established his reputation as one of the greatest civil engineers of his time.

6 ...find out what faculty William was part of when he first arrived at the university of Glasgow? For 10 points can you......discover which High School John attended? For 10 points can you... Waterloo Bridge under construction Southwark Bridge Lucknow Bridge

7 Inventor of the Stirling Engine REVEREND DOCTOR ROBERT STIRLING 1790 - 1878 The Church of Scotland minister who had engineering in his blood

8 ...find out how many sons Robert had and how many became engineers? For 10 points can you...

9 The Father of Clyde Shipbuilding ROBERT NAPIER 1791 - 1876 He built a shipbuilding and engine business that established Glasgow and the Clyde as the world's centre of excellence in shipbuilding

10 ...discover what was special about HMS Erebus built by Robert in 1856? For 10 points can you...

11 Ultrasound diagnoses pioneer THOMAS GRAHAM BROWN 1933 - He was the engineer behind the invention of medical ultrasound – a new world standard for diagnostic techniques in obstetrics and gynaecology

12 ...discover what the name of Tom’s scanner was? For 10 points can you...

13 Pre-Industrial Revolution Engineer SIR GEORGE BRUCE c1550 - 1625 A man of science and practical mechanics whose 'moat pit' was a major engineering enterprise

14 Sir George Bruce and Lady Bruce in Culross Abbey, Fife Bruce's tomb in Culross Abbey as depicted in Castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland

15 The father of engineering education in Japan HENRY DYER 1848 - 1918 He became founding Professor of the Imperial College of Engineering in Tokyo at the age of 25

16 ...discover what was special about Henry winning a Whitworth Scholarship in 1870? For 10 points can you...

17 Inventor and pioneer of mechanical television JOHN LOGIE BAIRD 1888 - 1946 The name of John Logie Baird is synonymous with Scottish engineering innovation

18 ...find out the name of the company that John set-up in 1925? For 10 points can you...

19 One of the foremost power systems engineers of his generation SIR DONALD MILLER 1927 - He has had a central role in the development of the Scottish electricity system

20 ...discover in what year Donald retired from Scottish Power? For 10 points can you...

21 10 POINTS What was Pilcher’s last invention ? 5 POINTS What was Meikle most famous for inventing ? 10 POINTS What was Telford’s first main canal project ? 15 POINTS How long did it take for a message to travel from America to Europe before the Transatlantic telegraph cable ?

22 0 10 POINTS Can you find out what sparked Watts’ imagination to develop this Steam Engine ? 10 POINTS What percentage of British homes had a supply of electricity before the National Grid ? 10 POINTS What vegetable did Young treat in 1845 and why ?

23 What happened to Douglas Anderson’s son that inspired him to develop the Optos ophthalmoscope ? 5 POINTS Why was Dorothée was refused acceptance into the institution of Automobile Engineers in 1914 ? 10 POINTS...find out what the method was called that Maxwell used to produce the colour photograph ? 5 POINTS What is mostly used to propel ships today, in place of a steam engine ? 10 POINTS

24 Which university Hugh Gill attend ? 10 POINTS what faculty was William Rankine part of when he first arrived at the University of Glasgow? 10 POINTS What two mechanical tools did William invented to build the Caledonian Bridge ? 10 POINTS What medal was Robert awarded with aged 18 ? 10 POINTS

25 0 How many sons did Robert Rennie have and how many of them became engineers ? 10 POINTS Which High School did John Rennie attend? 10 POINTS What was special about HMS Erebus built by Robert Napier in 1856 ?

26 What was the name of Tom Brown’s scanner? ? 10 POINTS What year did Sir Donald Miller retire from Scottish Power ? 10 POINTS …find out the name of the company that John Logie Baird set- up in 1925 10 POINTS What was special about Henry Dyer winning a Whitworth Scholarship in 1870 ? 10 POINTS

27 You have reached the end of this presentation - well done! What to do now? Carry on researching! Talk to your family and friends about what engineering is, what engineers do and ask them what they would ask an engineer! Meet and interview real engineers about their jobs and what inspires them! Think about a problem - big or small, local or global, for someone you know or the whole world - that you could solve or improve by inventing a machine or product or service! Illustrate your invention and then write a ‘Pitch Letter’ about what it is and the problem it solves. Tell us about the engineer you interviewed as well as something about you, the inventor-engineer! Have loads of FUN!!!


Download ppt "If you were an engineer in Scotland – what would you do? What do engineers do? What does it take to become one? What inspires them? If you are watching."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google