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David Melford
David Melford, OBE, F.Eng is a metallurgist and materials scientist, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He co-developed the Scanning Electron MicroAnalyser, along with Peter Duncumb, and served as Director of Research at Tube Investments Group, the British Engineering Conglomerate. In this capacity he made significant contributions to metals and materials development including the solidification of ingots, the magnetic stirring of molten steels, and engineered surface treatments. He served as Senior Vice President of the Institute of Metals, overseeing its merger with the Plastics and Rubber institute to create the Institute of Materials, and held various senior advisory roles in government, at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC). Education David Melford was born in 1927, the second son of writer, film and theatre director, Austin Melford Austin Melford (1884—1971) was a British screenwriter and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electron Microprobe
An electron microprobe (EMP), also known as an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) or electron micro probe analyzer (EMPA), is an analytical tool used to non-destructively determine the chemical composition of small volumes of solid materials. It works similarly to a scanning electron microscope: the sample is bombarded with an electron beam, emitting x-rays at wavelengths characteristic to the elements being analyzed. This enables the abundances of elements present within small sample volumes (typically 10-30 cubic micrometers or less) to be determined,Wittry, David B. (1958). "Electron Probe Microanalyzer"US Patent No 2916621 Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when a conventional accelerating voltage of 15-20 kV is used. The concentrations of elements from lithium to plutonium may be measured at levels as low as 100 parts per million (ppm), material dependent, although with care, levels below 10 ppm are possible. The ability to quantify lithium by EPMA became a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Duncumb
Peter Duncumb (born 26 January 1931) is a British physicist specialising in X-ray microscopy and microanalysis. He is best known for his contribution to the development of the first electron microprobe. Early life and education Duncumb was educated at Clare College, Cambridge. He earned his PhD in 1957, under the supervision of Vernon Ellis Cosslett. Career Duncumb worked at the University of Cambridge as a research fellow from 1957 until 1959. He carried out key work on the development of the scanning electron probe X-ray microanalyser, now a common tool for surface studies in most materials laboratories. His early work led to the first commercial instrument for imaging the distribution of selected chemical elements on a microscale, providing essential information for failure analysis and the development of new materials. After joining the Central Laboratories of Tube Investments in 1959, he built a second instrument, known as EMMA, combining X-ray microanalysis with tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TI Group
TI Group plc (formerly "Tube Investments") was a holding company for specialised engineering companies. It was based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire and was listed on the London Stock Exchange, at one point being a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The company was originally registered as ''Tube Investments'' in 1919, combining the seamless steel tube businesses of various companies. In 1949, the company established TI Cycles of India as a joint venture with the Murugappa family. During 1956, it created the subsidiary ''British Cycle Corporation'', consisting of Armstrong (company), Armstrong, Norman Cycles, Sun (motorcycle), Sun Cycles, Phillips Cycles, Hercules Cycles, and merged it with Raleigh (bicycle), Raleigh Industries. During the 1980s, the company acquired Alfred Herbert (company), Alfred Herbert Ltd, Houdaille Industries, Houdaille, and AK Steel Holding, Armco Inc.'s European Tubing business. In 1987, Raleigh was sold to Derby International while Creda was sold to General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Materials, Minerals And Mining
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a British engineering institution with activities including promotion of the development of materials science. It has been a registered charity governed by a royal charter and a member of the United Kingdom's Science Council, since 2002. In 2019, the IOM3 celebrated the 150-year anniversary of the establishment of the Iron and Steel Institute which the IOM3 now encompasses. In 2022, it had a gross income of £3.99 million. Structure Having resided at Carlton House Terrace off Pall Mall in St James's in central London since 2002, the institute moved to 297 Euston Road on 30 June 2015. The organization has its membership, education, sales, and knowledge transfer office in Grantham. Members qualify for different grades of membership, ranging from Affiliate to Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), depending on academic qualifications and professional experience. IOM3 has an individual membershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Trade And Industry (United Kingdom)
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was a United Kingdom government department formed on 19 October 1970. It was replaced with the creation of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on 28 June 2007. History The department was formed on 19 October 1970 through the merger of the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Technology, creating a new cabinet post of Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Additionally, the department also took over the Department of Employment's former responsibilities for monopolies and mergers. However, in January 1974, the department's responsibilities for energy production were transferred to a newly created Department of Energy. On 5 March that year, following a Labour Party victory in the February 1974 general election, the department was split into the Department of Trade, the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science And Engineering Research Council
The Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) and its predecessor the Science Research Council (SRC) were the UK agencies in charge of publicly funded scientific and engineering research activities, including astronomy, biotechnology and biological sciences, space research and particle physics, between 1965 and 1994. History The SERC also had oversight of: * the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) * the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE) * the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) * the Daresbury Laboratory From its formation in 1965 until 1981 it was known as the Science Research Council (SRC). The SRC had been formed in 1965 as a result of the Trend Committee enquiry into the organisation of civil science in the UK. Previously the Minister for Science had been responsible for various research activities in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) and more loosely with a variety of agencies concerned with the formulation of civil scientific policy. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Melford
Austin Melford (1884—1971) was a British screenwriter and film director. He was the older brother of actor Jack Melford. Partial filmography Director * '' Car of Dreams'' (1935) * ''Oh, Daddy!'' (1935) * '' Radio Lover'' (1936) Screenwriter * '' It's a Boy'' (1933) * ''Night of the Garter'' (1933) * ''A Southern Maid'' (1933) * ''Aunt Sally'' (1933) * '' Road House'' (1934) * ''Heat Wave'' (1935) * '' Three Maxims'' (1936) * ''It's Love Again'' (1936) * ''Jack of All Trades'' (1936) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * ''Keep Fit'' (1937) * '' School for Husbands'' (1937) * '' The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * '' The Show Goes On'' (1937) * ''The Mill on the Floss'' (1937) * '' I See Ice'' (1938) * '' Many Tanks Mr. Atkins'' (1938) * '' The Good Old Days'' (1939) (lost) * '' Murder Will Out'' (1939) (lost) * '' His Brother's Keeper'' (1940) * ''He Found a Star'' (1941) * ''We'll Smile Again'' (1942) * '' South American George'' (1943) * '' Theatre Royal'' (1943) * '' Champagne Charlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Winter
Jessie Winter (1886–1971) was a British stage actress, known for her roles in the West End.Fells p.192 She also appeared in six films between 1917 and 1938. She was married to Austin Melford. Filmography * '' Mary Girl'' (1917) * '' Goodbye'' (1918) * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * '' The Diamond Necklace'' (1921) * '' His Lordship'' (1936) * ''Murder in the Family'' (1938) Selected stage roles * '' The River'' (1925, by Patrick Hastings Sir Patrick Gardiner Hastings (17 March 1880 – 26 February 1952) was an English barrister and politician noted for his long and highly successful career as a barrister and his short stint as Attorney General. He was educated at Charterhouse ...) References Bibliography * Fells, Robert M. ''George Arliss: The Man who Played God''. Scarecrow Press, 2004. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1886 births 1971 deaths Actors from the London Boroug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Melford (journalist)
Michael Austin Melford (born 9 November 1916 at St John's Wood, London; died 18 April 1999 at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) was a sports journalist, primarily writing on cricket but also on rugby union and track and field. He wrote for the ''Daily Telegraph'' for 32 years, and was their cricket correspondent from 1975 until his retirement in 1981. He was also the ''Sunday Telegraph'' cricket and rugby correspondent from the paper's launch in 1961 to 1975. From 1946 to 1950 he had been the athletics correspondent for ''The Observer'', a position he subsequently held for a while at the ''Telegraph'', covering the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 and in Rome four years later. His father, Austin Melford, was an impresario and his mother, Jessie Winter, was an actress; Lillie Langtry was his godmother. His brother was the metallurgist David Melford. In spite of his theatrical family background, according to his ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Wisden'' obituarist he was conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DAM With MicroAnalyser
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect or store water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. The word ''dam'' can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Ancient dams were built in Mesopotamia and the Middle East for water control. The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam in Jordan, dating to 3,000 BC. Egyptians also built dams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Materials Scientists And Engineers
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geological origin or biological function. Materials science is the study of materials, their properties and their applications. Raw materials can be processed in different ways to influence their properties, by purification, shaping or the introduction of other materials. New materials can be produced from raw materials by synthesis. In industry, materials are inputs to manufacturing processes to produce products or more complex materials, and the nature and quantity of materials used may form part of the calculation for the cost of a product or delivery under contract, such as where contract costs are calculated on a " time and materials" basis. Historical elements Materials chart the history of humanity. The system of the three prehistoric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officers Of The Order Of The British Empire
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," from Latin ''officium'' "a service, a duty" the late Latin from ''officiarius'', meaning "official." Examples Ceremonial and other contexts *Officer, and/or Grand Officer, are both a grade, class, or rank of within certain chivalric orders and orders of merit, e.g. Legion of Honour (France), Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy See), Order of the British Empire ( UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) *Great Officer of State * Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner * Officer of arms *Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations Corporations *Bank officer *Corporate officer, a corporate title **Chief executive officer (CEO) **Chief financial officer (CFO) **Chief operating officer (COO) *Executive officer Education *Chief academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
