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Eric Gabriel
Eric Gabriel (2 April 1927 – 2015) was a British mechanical engineer in the construction industryAudrey Stevenson.Eric Gabriel obituary" ''The Guardian,'' Tuesday 22 September 2015. and 4th president of the International Project Management Association,IPMA, ''IPMA, 50 years – Building Bridges Worldwide,'' Panama Edition, 2015. p. 110 known for his contribution to the development and professionalism of project management. Biography Gabriel was born in Leeds in 1927, the son of Louis Gabriel, a tailor, and Fanny (Stone) Gabriel. After attending the Cockburn School, he obtained his Bsc in mechanical engineering in 1947 at the University of Leeds. After his graduation Gabriel served at the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and afterwards started his career in the construction industry. From 1947 to 1957 he was resident engineer at Babcock & Wilcox and participated in the construction of conventional power stations. From 1957 to 1969 he was chief commissioning engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic * Mechanical energy, the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy * Mechanical system, a system that manages the power of forces and movements to accomplish a task * Mechanism (engineering), a portion of a mechanical device Other * Mechanical (character), one of several characters in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' * A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification See also * Machine, especially in opposition to an electronic item * ''Mechanical Animals'', the third full-length studio release by Marilyn Manson * Manufactured or artificial, especially in opposition to a biological or natural component * Automation, using machine decisions and processing instead of human * Mechanization, using machine labor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |