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Pitman
Pitman may refer to: * A coal miner, particularly in Northern England * Pitman (surname) * Pitman, New Jersey, United States * Pitman, Pennsylvania, United States * Pitman, Saskatchewan, Canada * Pitman Shorthand, a system of shorthand * Pitman arm, a vehicle steering component * A connecting rod in an engine * ''Pitman'' (video game), a video game for the Game Boy * Pitman (publisher), an imprint of Pearson Education, successor to Isaac Pitman and Sons * Pitman Training Group, a UK training provider originally founded by Isaac Pitman * MC Pitman, British comedy rapper See also * " The Pitman's Courtship", a Geordie folk song * " The Pitman’s Happy Times", a Geordie folk song * " The Pitman's Revenge", a Geordie folk song * Pittman (other) Pittman may refer to: People * Pittman (surname) Places * Pittman, Florida, United States *Pittman Center, Tennessee Pittman Center is a town in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 454 at the 2020 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman, New Jersey
Pitman is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,780, a decrease of 231 (−2.6%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 9,011, which in turn reflected a decline of 320 (−3.4%) from the 9,331 in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. The borough was named for Rev. Charles Pitman, a Methodist minister. History In 1871, land was chosen in both Glassboro, New Jersey, Glassboro and Mantua Township, New Jersey, Mantua Township to be set aside for a Methodism, Methodist summer camp meeting. The New Jersey Conference Camp Meeting Association was officially chartered and given authority over the land grant in 1872, and began planning the campground and organizing meetings. The land had an auditorium located on a central meeting ground, and twelve roads originated from the central area as spokes on a wheel. This are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman (publisher)
Sir Isaac Pitman (4 January 1813 – 22 January 1897) was an English publisher and teacher of the :English language who developed the most widely used system of shorthand, known now as Pitman shorthand. He first proposed this in ''Stenographic Soundhand'' in 1837. He was vice-president of the Vegetarian Society. Pitman was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894. Background Pitman was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in England. One of his cousins was Abraham Laverton. In 1831 he had five months' training at the Training College of the British and Foreign School Society, which was sufficient to qualify him as a teacher. He started teaching at Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire. In 1835 he married a widow, and moved in 1836 to Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, where he started his own school. In 1839 he moved to Bath, where he opened a small school. In the 1851 census he appears in Bath aged 38, living with his wife, Mary, aged 58, born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. He ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman Shorthand
Pitman shorthand is a system of shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman (1813–1897), who first presented it in 1837. Like most systems of shorthand, it is a phonetic system; the symbols do not represent letters, but rather sounds, and words are, for the most part, written as they are spoken. Shorthand was referred to as phonography in the 19th century. It was first used by newspapers who sent phonographers to cover important speeches, usually stating (as a claim of accuracy) that they had done so. The practice got national attention in the United States in 1858 during the Lincoln–Douglas Debates which were recorded phonographically. The shorthand was converted into words during the trip back to Chicago, where typesetters and telegraphers awaited them. Pitman shorthand was the most popular shorthand system used in the United Kingdom and the second most popular in the United States. One characteristic feature of Pitman shorthand is that un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman Training Group
Pitman Training Group, Limited, is a private limited company based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The company provides training and educational services, offering both online and paper-based tests for various educational qualifications. Established in 1837, Pitman Training has its roots in the invention of shorthand by Sir Isaac Pitman. History In 1837, Pitman Training’s founder, Sir Isaac Pitman, invented shorthand writing and published his system in a pamphlet titled ''Stenographic'' ''Sound-Hand''. Less than a decade later, in 1843, Pitman established the Phonetic Institute in Bath, which served as both a publishing house and a marketing centre. His shorthand system gained prominence when he accurately transcribed a speech by Richard Cobden against the Corn Laws. That year, the UK Parliament adopted Pitman's shorthand system for preparing Hansard, the official transcripts of parliamentary records. Pitman's Metropolitan College was established in 1870, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman (surname)
Pitman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Almira Hollander Pitman (1854-1939), American suffragist * Andrew Pitman, Australian climate scientist * Benjamin Pitman, promoter of Pitman's shorthand in the United States * Benjamin Pitman (Hawaii judge), New England and Hawaiian businessman * Bill Pitman, American guitarist and session musician * Charles Pitman (game warden) (1890–1975), British herpetologist and ornithologist * Charles H. Pitman (1935–2020), American Marine Corps general * Chris Pitman, synthist for the U.S. band Guns N' Roses * Brett Pitman, professional footballer for Bournemouth, Bristol City, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth. * E.J.G. Pitman, statistician noted for the Pitman–Koopman–Darmois theorem concerning exponential families of probability distributions * Frederick Pitman (publisher) (1828–1886), English publisher and writer * Frederick Pitman, British Olympic rower * Frederick I Pitman, British rower and Boat Race umpire (father of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman Arm
A Pitman arm is a shaft that translates rotary or angular movement into linear movement, or vice versa. Pitman arms are commonly found in water pumping windmills, automotive steering systems, and sewing machines. In windmills, the Pitman arm connects the driving gear to the pumping arm. It translates the rotary power from the wind blades to the up-and-down motion of the pumping arm. In automotive or truck steering systems, the Pitman arm acts as a linkage attached to the steering box (see recirculating ball) sector shaft, it converts the angular motion of the sector shaft into the linear motion needed to steer the wheels. The arm is supported by the sector shaft and supports the drag link or center link with a ball joint. It transmits the motion it receives from the steering box into the drag (or center) link, causing it to move left or right to turn the wheels in the appropriate direction. The idler arm is attached between the opposite side of the center link from the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman, Pennsylvania
Pitman is a small, unincorporated community that is located in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village center lies on state route 4022 and includes approximately twenty-five residences. History The earliest settlements in the vicinity of Pitman were established circa 1800. The village was originally known as Zimmermanstown.”History of Schuylkill County”. W.W. Munsell and Co., 1881 Geography Pitman is located in the far eastern end of the Mahantongo valley where Mahantango Mountain and Line Mountain meet. The Little Mahantango Creek, a tributary within the Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ... basin, begins in the vicinity of Pitman and flows westward into Mahantango Creek. Notable features Agricultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman, Saskatchewan
Pitman is an unincorporated hamlet in Redburn Rural Municipality No. 130, Saskatchewan, Canada. Located 34 km southeast of Moose Jaw on Highway 39. Pitman used to be a small hamlet located on the CPR Soo Line that runs southeast from Moose Jaw to North Portal and then down into the United States. The line was built in 1890, but Pitman never developed until about 1910 and the post office opened on May 1, 1911 with Mr. W. Stewart appointed as the postmaster. The name was chosen for Sir Isaac Pitman, a noted English educator who devised a system of shorthand that is still in use today. By the 1960s Pitman declined and the post office closed on June 29, 1966. When driving down highway 39 now, the only indication of the location of Pitman is a small sign on the railway. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Pitman
MC Pitman is a rapper and hip-hop producer from Coalville, Leicestershire, UK. MC Pitman is the alter-ego of Styly Cee, a former Pirate Radio DJ based in Nottingham. Prior to creating Pitman, he was member of Lost Island, with another rapper called Frisco. Pitman's music is a combination of American-style hip hop production, combined with humorous and satirical lyrics. He speaks with a prominent East Midlands English accent. Amongst his targets are UK group The Streets, pop rap and Tony Blair. He styles himself as a coal miner, and appears on stage and in videos dressed in a British Coal The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively dissolved in 1997. The corporation was created by renaming its predecessor, the National Co ... NCB Donkey Jacket, a hard hat with a lamp and a flask of tea. His face is often covered in coal dust. Discography Albums *''It Takes a Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pitman's Revenge
The Pitman's Revenge (against Bonaparte) is a traditional Geordie folk song, written circa 1804, by George Cameron in the Geordie dialect. The song is about the threat of invasion posed by Napoleon Bonaparte. History Around this period, Napoleon had gathered his armies and was threatening Britain. All over the country volunteer regiments (a sort of Home Guard) were being recruited. George Cameron served as a Sergeant in one such regiment formed to defend Newcastle upon Tyne. He wrote this, his first (and it appears his only) song "The Pitman's Revenge against Bonaparte" during this period, c1804. He first performed the song at a meeting of his regiment, and despite being met with much approval this appears to have been the only song he wrote. According to the 1872 edition of "Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs", Cameron's daughter reported that the writer first performed the song at a meeting of his regiment at the Three Indian Kings on Newcastle's Quayside, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pitman's Courtship
The Pitman's Courtship is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by William Mitford, in a style deriving from music hall. This piece takes a humorous look at the courtship of a Pitman and his lass where the discussion forms the proposal of marriage and the couple's plans for a life together. This song was generally considered to be one of the region's finest 'traditional' songs, one of only a handful of Tyneside songs to be appreciated outside the region in its day. Lyrics The earliest appearance of the song is in the budget chapbook "Newcastle Songster" series in 1816. Melody \relative c'' "Traditional Air"Melody taken from Tyneside Songs 1927 edition and reengraved in Lilypond. Comments on variations between different versions There are various published versions of the song, and probably due to the fact that many early versions were published on Chapbooks and consequently less care was taken in the details, spelling, etc., some seem to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitman (video Game)
''Catrap'', known as ''Pitman'' in Japan, is a puzzle-platform game developed for the Sharp MZ-700 computer in 1985 and published by Asmik for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1990. The Game Boy version was re-released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in October 2011. The word ''Catrap'' refers to the frequent number of times the player is trapped and needs to reverse their movements and the two anthropomorphic cats the player must maneuver to advance through the levels. ''Destructoid'' credits the game with using a time-rewind mechanic before games like '' Blinx'', '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', and ''Braid''.Ashley DavisWhy Catrap is the coolest puzzle game you've never played Destructoid Gameplay Catrap is a puzzle game. The player directs the avatar, an anthropomorphic cat, to navigate a room while clearing obstacles and kicking monsters and ghosts off the screen. Once the player has knocked all of the enemies off the screen, they advance to the next level. Advanceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
