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coal miner Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use c ...

, particularly in Northern England *

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 * Benja ...

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, 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 8,780, a drop of 231 from the 201 ...

, United States *

Pitman, Pennsylvania Pitman is an unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village center lies on state route 4022 and includes approximately twenty-five residences. A US Post Office is in the village and beca ...

, United States *

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. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan Communities in the Province of Saskat ...

, Canada *

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 lette ...

, a system of shorthand *

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 con ...

, a vehicle steering component * A

connecting rod A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into the rotation of the cranksh ...

in an engine * ''Pitman'' (video game), a video game for the Game Boy *

Pitman (publisher) Sir Isaac Pitman (4 January 1813 – 22 January 1897) was a 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 183 ...

, an imprint of

Pearson Education Pearson Education is a British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well for students directly. Pearson owns educational media brands including Addison–Wesley, Peachpit, Prentice Hall, eCollege, ...

, successor to Isaac Pitman and Sons *

Pitman Training Group Pitman Training Group Limited is a private limited company based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. They are an independent Training, training provider, delivering online and paper-based tests for educational organisations. The company has been in oper ...

, a UK training provider originally founded by Isaac Pitman.