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    Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical...
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  • American writer Helen Preece, British equestrian Henry Preece, English cricketer Ian Preece, Welsh snooker player Isaac Arthur Preece (1907-1964), British...
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    of Bangor, North Wales. says the sundial was commissioned by Sir William Henry Preece, and offers an English equivalent: "Time flies, thou sayest – Nay...
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    Manhattan Project" (PDF). American Scientist. Retrieved 2022-10-27. William Henry Preece. On Electrical Conductors. 1883. Oliver Heaviside. Electrical Papers...
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    was suggested, because of the similar sound of ohm and omega, by William Henry Preece in 1867. In documents printed before Second World War the unit symbol...
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  • Wireless 5G research in Europe G. W. Pierce Oscillator, crystal control William Henry Preece Telegraphy, nemesis of Heaviside Franklin Leonard Pope Telegraphy...
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  • and ten years before Roentgen. Born in Bridgend, 1750, died 1833. William Henry Preece was an electrical engineer who was a major figure in the development...
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    inauguration which was presided over by eminent electrical engineer William Henry Preece. They were the first self-propelled taxis in the city. As part of...
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    Telephony". However the paper was blocked by Arthur's superior, William Henry Preece of the Post Office, because part of the proposal was that loading...
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    of civil engineer Sir John Hawkshaw, as was his future business partner Henry Marc Brunel, son of the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Barry was assistant...
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    sound with electric heat emerged in the late 19th century. In 1880, William Henry Preece observed that, upon connecting a microphone transmitter to a platinum...
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  • (88 votes) Laura Ashley, (1925–1985) clothing designer (87 votes) William Henry Preece, (1834–1913) engineer and inventor (86 votes) David Davies, (1818–1890)...
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    Chancellor; judge in the landmark 1841 court case Saunders v Vautier Sir William Henry Preece (1834–1913), developed English telephone system; Blue Plaque at Gothic...
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  • William Henry Preece, (1834–1913) electrical engineer William Grantham, (1835–1911) Conservative Party politician and High Court Judge Walter William...
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  • JoinCalifornia website, citing other sources Johnson, Robert. "Bennett, William Christopher (1824–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra:...
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  • John Jones (1645–1709) Adam Powell (born 1976), creator of Neopets William Henry Preece (1834–1913) Richard Roberts (1789–1864), mechanical engineer Edwin...
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    experimenter, he had little mathematical training. He was a friend of William Henry Preece. In 1855, Hughes designed a printing telegraph system. In less than...
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    (1809–1874), clergyman and writer, known by his bardic name Nicander William Henry Preece (1834–1913), an electrical engineer and inventor. Lewis Jones (1837-1904)...
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  • Sir Douglas Fox – civil engineer Walter Katte – civil engineer Sir William Henry Preece – President of the Institution of Civil Engineers Kawal Rhode - Biomedical...
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    (in French). Paris: Gauthier-Villars. "Bell Book Collection". sir William Henry Preece (November 1882). "On a New Electric Arc Lamp". Scientific American...
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    Professional and academic associations Preceded by William Henry Preece President of the Institution of Civil Engineers November 1899 – November 1900 Succeeded by...
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  • Frederick Rolfe, writer and artist (born 1860) 6 November – Sir William Henry Preece, electrical engineer and inventor (born 1834) 7 November – Alfred...
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    moved to Southampton to work with William Henry Preece, divisional engineer with the postal telegraph. In 1877 Preece was appointed electrician to the...
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  • 1924) 17 February – John Thelwall, radical (born 1764) 15 February – William Henry Preece, electrical engineer and inventor (died 1913) 19 February – Charles...
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    friendship with the head of English telegraph administration, Sir William Henry Preece (1834–1917), Slaby participated with the help of his assistant Georg...
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    (1886). Les intégraphes (in French). Paris: Gauthier-Villars. sir William Henry Preece (November 1882). "On a New Electric Arc Lamp". Scientific American...
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  • Patricia Preece, Lady Spencer (22 January 1894 – 19 May 1966), born Ruby Vivian Preece, was an English artist, associated with the Bloomsbury Group, and...
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    1876 Inquiry; evidence of William Wilson Inquiry; evidence of William Henry Preece, Inquiry – evidence of Charles William Johnson Inquiry – evidence...
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    Colonial Government of Gibraltar commissioned Welsh electrical engineer William Henry Preece (1834–1913) to "enquire into the propriety of introducing electric...
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    Hopkinson, Charles Brown, Emil Huber, and the telecommunications pioneer William Henry Preece, who would later be knighted. Waterfall powered by a 100 HP Pump...
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