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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Algernon_ParsonsCharles Algernon Parsons - Wikipedia

    Engineering Heritage Award (1995) Sir Charles Algernon Parsons OM KCB FRS (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an English engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine, [1] and as the eponym of C. A. Parsons and Company. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence ...

  2. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk › people › cp37610Sir Charles Algernon Parsons | Science Museum Group Collection

    1873 - began studying applied mechanics and mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge. 1881–1883 - worked for Kitson & Co. of Leeds, where he developed a four-cylinder high-speed epicycloidal steam engine. 1884 - acquired a junior partnership in the firm of Clarke, Chapman & Co. of Gateshead. 1884 - the first Parsons turbo-dynamo constructed. 1889 - founded the firm of C. A. Parsons & Co ...

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  4. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk › people › ap26725Charles Algernon Parsons | Science Museum Group Collection

    (1854-1931), Knight, engineer and scientist,Charles Algernon Parsons was born on the 13th June 1854 at 13 Connaught Place, Hyde Park, London. At the age of 17 Parsons went to Trinity College, Dublin for two years before studying applied mechanics and mathematics at St John's College, Cambridge. After graduating he trained as an engineer at the works of Sir William Armstrong & Co. at Elswick ...

  5. www.irishtimes.com › opinion › ruling-the-wavesRuling the waves – Norman Freeman on turbine pioneer Charles ...

    Apr 12, 2021 · Expand. Charles Algernon Parsons: Offaly-born engineer’s work on turbines revolutionised maritime industry. Norman Freeman. Mon Apr 12 2021 - 19:33. A sad and unlovely sight beside the railway ...

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  6. www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk › millennium › 1875-1900Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854-1931) - www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk

    Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854-1931) Described as one of the greatest engineers that this country has ever produced, Charles Parsons attended lectures given by James Stuart on Mechanisms and Applied Mechanics in 1877, when he graduated after taking the Mathematical Tripos at St John's. At this time, the generation of large amounts of power ...

  7. www.imeche.org › news › news-articleForward Thinkers: Sir Charles Parsons, inventor of the steam ...

    Apr 28, 2022 · Parsons’ first condensing turbine was supplied to the Cambridge Electric Lighting Co in 1891, and sets of increasing power and efficiency were made at his Heaton works in Newcastle. Parsons also continued his family’s devotion to optical matters. Searchlight reflectors were produced at Heaton from 1899, and in 1921 he began purchasing ...

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    Apr 21, 2024 · The video script outlines the remarkable life and achievements of Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, an Irish engineer known for inventing the compound steam turb...

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