Philip Hubert Smith (10 April 1906
[''UK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930''] – 1 November 1969)
[''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995''] was a British automotive engineer, author and
motoring journalist.
Born in
Keighley
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in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford.
Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...
,
Bradford
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, Smith began his career began as an
automotive engineer
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, his qualifications including being a
chartered engineer
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and memberships of both the
IMechE
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and the
SAE
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Science and technology
:
* Selective area epitaxy, local growth of epitaxial layer through a patterned dielectric mask deposited on a semiconductor substrate
* Serious adverse event, in a clinical trial
* Simultaneous Auth ...
. He was also the technical editor of ''
Motor World
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gene ...
''. It is for his technical books that he is best remembered, particularly ''The High-Speed Two-Stroke Petrol Engine'', ''The Scientific Design of Exhaust and Intake Systems'' and (edited by
L. J. K. Setright
Leonard John Kensell Setright (10 August 1931 – 7 September 2005) was an English journalist, motoring journalist and author.
Early life and education
Setright was born in London to Australian parents; his father, Henry Roy Setright, was an e ...
) ''Valve Mechanisms for High-speed Engines''.
In later years he lived at
Ben Rhydding
Ben Rhydding is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Ilkley urban area and civil parish.
The village is situated on a north-facing valley side beneath the Cow and Calf rocks and above and to the south o ...
, in Yorkshire. He died in
Wharfedale
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, Yorkshire in 1969.
[''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007'']
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References
British automotive engineers
British motoring journalists
1906 births
1969 deaths
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