Podcasts about George Stephenson

Le fait que les trains roulent à gauche remonte à des traditions historiques et à des choix techniques faits au début de l'ère ferroviaire. Ce principe, largement adopté en France et dans d'autres pays, trouve son origine dans des pratiques anciennes bien avant l'invention des chemins de fer. Origines historiques1. Circulation des chevaliers et des voitures à cheval : - Sous l'Ancien Régime, les chevaliers portaient leur épée à gauche pour la dégainer facilement de la main droite. Ils circulaient donc sur la gauche pour pouvoir croiser un adversaire potentiel tout en restant prêts à se défendre. - Cette habitude s'est transmise dans le transport routier, où les voitures à cheval prenaient la gauche pour éviter que les conducteurs ne s'entrechoquent ou n'accrochent leurs fouets. 2. Pratiques routières préexistantes : - Avant l'arrivée des trains, la circulation sur les routes en France et dans plusieurs pays européens se faisait majoritairement à gauche. Les infrastructures ferroviaires ont donc été conçues en tenant compte de cette norme. Émergence du chemin de fer1. Influence britannique : - Les premiers réseaux ferroviaires européens ont été fortement influencés par l'Angleterre, où la circulation à gauche était la norme. George Stephenson, ingénieur britannique célèbre pour ses locomotives, a contribué à exporter cette pratique en France. - Les premières lignes françaises, comme celles de Saint-Étienne à Andrézieux ou Paris à Saint-Germain, ont adopté la circulation à gauche par simple mimétisme avec les pratiques britanniques. 2. Logistique des signaux et des gares : - La signalisation ferroviaire et les aménagements des gares ont été conçus pour une circulation à gauche. Inverser ce sens aurait nécessité des ajustements coûteux et complexes. Exceptions et évolutions- Certains pays comme les États-Unis et l'Allemagne ont adopté la circulation à droite pour leurs trains, reflétant leurs habitudes routières.- En France, la coexistence des trains circulant à gauche avec les automobiles circulant à droite a nécessité une adaptation spécifique aux passages à niveau et autres points de rencontre entre ces deux modes de transport. ConclusionLa circulation des trains à gauche est donc le fruit de traditions anciennes, renforcées par les premières influences britanniques et des choix techniques lors de la conception des réseaux ferroviaires. Ce système, bien que parfois déconcertant pour les étrangers, demeure une norme stable en France et dans d'autres pays, sauf adaptation spécifique pour des raisons opérationnelles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Đằng sau sự phát triển vượt bậc của đường sắt tốc độ cao ngày nay, quý vị có bao giờ thắc mắc ai là cha đẻ ngành đường sắt? .Nhân vật đó chính là George Stephenson, một trong những kỹ sư đường sắt nổi tiếng nhất lịch sử.

L'écartement des rails sur lesquels roulent les wagons des trains répond à des règles précises. Il existe ainsi un écartement standard de 1 435 mm, soit 1,435 m. Cette mesure a été approuvée par l'union internationale des chemins de fer.À ce jour, elle a été adoptée par une grande majorité de pays. Cet écartement de 1,435 m a donc été choisi pour désigner les voies de chemin de fer dites "normales".Mais cet écartement n'est pas le seul. Dans certains pays, comme l'Espagne et le Portugal, les trains roulent sur des voies plus larges. Dans ce cas, en effet, l'écartement est de 1,668 m.Enfin, certains pays, comme l'Indonésie, l'Afrique du Sud ou les Philippines ont adopté un écartement plus étroit (1,067 m).On peut se demander d'où vient le choix de cet écartement standard d'1,435 m. Selon certains historiens, il faut remonter jusqu'aux Romains pour comprendre l'origine d'une telle décision.Cette distance serait celle séparant les roues des chars utilisés à cette époque. On l'aurait choisie pour faire en sorte que ces roues ne passent pas sur les nombreuses empreintes laissées par les chevaux.On aurait par ailleurs décidé que tous les chariots auraient le même écartement. Ces lourds véhicules ne creuseraient alors, sur les chemins de terre utilisés comme axes de communication, à côté des voies romaines, que deux ornières parallèles. Si chaque chariot avait eu son propre écartement, les fondrières laissées sur les chemins les auraient vite rendus impraticables.Les chars romains ont ensuite légué cet écartement type aux charrettes médiévales. La tradition s'est perpétuée, ces dimensions étant reprises pour les premiers tramways qui, au début du XIXe siècle, étaient encore tirés par des chevaux.C'est tout naturellement cet écartement standard qui fut ensuite choisi pour les rails sur lesquels circulèrent les premiers trains. C'est notamment le cas de la célèbre "fusée", l'une des premières locomotives à vapeur, conçue par l'ingénieur George Stephenson. Elle entra en service pour l'inauguration, en 1829, de la première ligne de voyageurs, qui reliait Liverpool à Manchester. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Hello Model Clubbers! We are back!!! Did this make or ruin your day? Either way, we are here with episode 95. We needed a bit of a break and some recharge time. This changed our original plan of a live episode in June. We hope all of you loyal and wonderful listeners and watchers understand. Thank you once again to Paul Gill, Mark Van Tine and George Stephenson for the giveaways this episode. Winners, shoot me an email at modelclubtv@gmail.com Please support both Paul and George by following these links - Black Heart Enterprises - https://blackheartmodels.com/ Gillman Productions - https://bit.ly/30qujsE For the upcoming giveaways, a huge thank you goes out to Tim Fortuna and Jamie Saj! Watch the episode and find out how to enter...it gets a bit confusing this time. Tim Fortuna nameplates - https://escapehatchhobbies.com/nameplates.htm Jamie Jaj - https://www.facebook.com/jamie.saj There was so much discussed this episode and I am not even going to attempt to recap here, but we do have a decision on a BBQ for 2024! We hope you enjoy this episode, yes it is a bit subdued and all over the place but, we are getting our sea legs back and Scott was a trooper this week! Links follow for the episode - Pestilence Labs - https://bit.ly/3z9FftK Escape Hatch Hobbies - https://escapehatchhobbies.com Monster Model Review - https://www.youtube.com/@monstermodelreview Jerry Frade / Just Paint It! - https://www.youtube.com/@JUST_PAINT_IT Resin Realities - https://resinrealities.net/ Gillvert Models - https://bit.ly/3KJAop4 The Yagher Army - https://bit.ly/3pf0iXh Earthbound Studios - https://bit.ly/46dk9YL Uel Winner - https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/uel GKUS Creative - https://gkus.us/ Ed Bradley / Creature Crafters - https://www.facebook.com/ed.bradley.39 Diklichart - https://www.patreon.com/diklichart/posts Maskfest - https://maskfest.com/ Isaac Rother and the Phantoms - https://www.facebook.com/isaacrother email - modelclubtv@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/tmFNMJkKej  

His father worked in the coal mines of England... his son George Stephenson came up with a fabulous invention, on THIS DAY, June 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello Model Clubbers! George Stephenson joins us once again for a pretty open and honest chat about the hobby. From salt vampires to Pong we cover a lot of ground. Most importantly as you may have noticed from the thumbnail, a pretty cool sneak peak at something coming soon! All of George's and Blackheart's links follow below. Web - https://blackheartmodels.com/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/BlackHeartModels Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/goblackheart/ Thank you George! And thank you David Horvath and Nostalgic Resin Productions for this episodes giveaway! Find NRP here - https://bit.ly/47waUo1 The rest of the show is pretty typical MCTV, links below.   Pestilence Labs - https://bit.ly/3z9FftK  Gillman Productions - https://bit.ly/30qujsE Yagher Army - https://bit.ly/3pf0iXh Uel Winner - https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/uel Diklichart - https://www.patreon.com/diklichart/posts CA3D - https://www.patreon.com/ca3d/posts      email - modelclubtv@gmail.com voicemail - 708-816-4299 Discord - https://discord.gg/YgeENp6GrY

George Stephenson drove Britain's first-ever steam-powered passenger train, the Locomotion Number One, on 27th September, 1825, from Darlington to Stockton on Tees. The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal reported, with breathless excitement: “in the presence of great crowds of spectators, including many scientific gentlemen… 60 waggons were attached, containing one thousand persons, who were visibly delighted, as were the thousands of spectators. The cavalcade moved by signals, and the whole of this immense mass could be stopped at any prescribed place and moment. On one part of the line, the speed was 12 miles an hour.”  In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how this pivotal event lead to the development of the commuter class, larger-scale corporations, and trades unions with newfound power; explain how amenities including corridors, toilets, and proper ticketing systems were still decades away; and reveal how Wordsworth campaigned against the steam railway - in verse, of course…  Further Reading: • ‘George Stephenson and the Invention of the Steam Locomotive Engine' (ThoughtCo, 2017): https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-railroad-1992457 • ‘George Stephenson - The Father of Railways' (Stockton Heritage): https://heritage.stockton.gov.uk/articles/people/george-stephenson-the-father-of-railways/ • ‘The Stockton and Darlington Railway' (BBC Teach, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6a4zDjLAlY #1800s #Science #UK #Technology Love the show? Join 

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With just five months to the official end of our 175th anniversary it seemed appropriate to take some time to speak with, not just one president, but three!   While the role of President is considered an honorary position as titular head of the Institution, it is the highest accolade any member can achieve. Each of the Institution's Past-Presidents has not only spent many years actively volunteering within the Institution on regional and divisional boards, Council and Trustee Board, but has also made a significant contribution to their specific field of engineering. IMechE 137th President Phil Peel   Our most prominent past president is of course George Stephenson, father of the railways, but we have had 136 Presidents since George, working in areas such as steam turbine and jet engine design, tribology and materials applications, hydraulic systems and power generation to mention just a few. Peter Flinn,  136th President, 2021/22   Although they are only in office for one year they are kept extremely busy, not only ensuring the Institution is run effectively through the executive team and that strategic and financial objectives are achieved through our various boards, but they also represent us beyond Birdcage Walk; working closely with Presidents from other PEIs to raise the profile of engineering as well as engaging with politicians and industry leaders to address societal challenges. Giles Hartill, President-Elect will be our 138th President   You would think then that the chances of getting three of them in a room together were rather low, but we know how to pull strings here at Impulse to Innovation. In today's episode Helen talks to Presidents past, present and future about how they see the role of IMechE President, why having a strategic plan for the future is so vitally important, our relevance to society in a digital world, if we can ever have any impact on Government policy and why the Institution sees equality, diversity and inclusion as the responsibility of all its members.   Useful Links: Watch President Phil Peel's Inaugural Speech Read President Phil Peel's Inaugural Speech  Meet The Institution's Trustee Board Past Presidents of the Institution - Biographies    We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode. If you would like to get in touch, email us at podcast@imeche.org You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org 

When I was a boy, I used to hear the train in the distance in the middle of the night. It broke the stone silence of my world like a knife, a long, lonesome whistle from over the hill next to the Aroostook River Valley, where the tracks ran. It was a sign of life, the Bangor and Aroostook. I never knew if it was headed north or south. I never saw the night train - I only ever heard its wail. It was reassuring. Even though my neck of the woods was lonely, there were train tracks connecting that loneliness to the wider world, somewhere out there. I had never been on a train. My parents had taken the B&A to Bangor for their honeymoon, but by the time I was a kid, no passengers rode the rails. Trains were a mystery to me, and I loved them. Once, my father took me to the Allagash to see something strange and wonderful - the ghost trains. In a place with nothing but untamed wilderness as far as the eye could see, we walked a path into the dense forest to discover two steam locomotives just sitting there rusting away as time ticked on. These are mighty machines from the golden age of steam and must have been worth a fortune in their day and yet, at some point in their history, someone left them where they sat, two behemoths of iron nearly a hundred tons each, a hundred miles from any discernible tracks. I think they serve as a reminder that once, real trains broke through the dense forest, intruding into a wild place that eventually shut them out and left them for dead. Sometimes trains can intrude upon our lives. We're trying to get somewhere in a hurry and the lights start to flash and the blockade arms go down and we're waiting for ten minutes while a freight train crosses our path. It's huge, longer than a skyscraper is tall, and it takes a long time to crawl past us so we can be on our way. The train I heard as a boy intruded on my sleep. But there are trains, some say, that run on their own tracks, on tracks that aren't even really there, on tracks that were abandoned years ago. These trains shouldn't even be there, and they intrude upon our reality, our perception of what is possible. I've never seen one, but they've been reported for well over a century, nearly since the invention of the train itself. From The New York Times, 1886 “An old story, which may be of interest to the students of psychical research, comes from Old Orchard. Before the Boston and Maine Railroad was extended to Portland, visitors reached Old Orchard by a branch of the Eastern Road. Since the building of the former road's extension the branch had been abandoned, and no trains have run over it for years. The rails are up, and in many places the roadbed destroyed. Last Summer, as a party of Canadian gentlemen, three in number, were walking along this deserted road, they heard distinctly the rumble of an approaching train. It came nearer and nearer, and yet nothing was seen. As it came close to them, they all involuntarily jumped from the track, and the invisible train passed them, going toward the beach, the sound growing fainter as it went on. The gentlemen were much frightened, and one was quite overcome by the occurrence. He could not shake off the impression that had been left, and declared that he knew something terrible was to happen. That very afternoon he received a dispatch from friends in Montreal telling him that his wife and only child had been killed by a railroad accident that very forenoon.” What are we to make of this tale? Given the lack of specific information it's likely it was one of the small stories buried in the New York Times in the late 1880s designed to give the reader a bit of a fright, to appeal, perhaps, to their appreciation of the unknown. Modern journalism isn't much better and often is written to appeal to emotion rather than to only relate the facts of a happening. It frankly defies belief, but then again, doesn't every ghost story, everywhere, at any time? Ghost trains are by no means a local New England phenomenon. In fact, anywhere railroads have been laid down, stories of phantom trains have been reported from all around the globe, from South Africa and India to South America and Canada. The Maine Woods, even today, are thick and cover a vast area. Maine retains the title of the most forested state in the country, surpassing even the states in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. For many, the Maine woods were a green spot on the map, a place they would never quite venture into, a no man's land of bog, thick undergrowth, sweeping vistas of tall trees, wild animals, and perhaps, something more. Perhaps there was something about the Maine woods that made them different, special in ways other woodlands were not. For thousands of years, the only people who lived here were the indigenous “People of the Dawn,” the Wabanaki Confederacy of many tribes with the Penobscot being the largest. They have their stories of beings who inhabit the woods, ancient beings of power and magic. They do not report to us anything like a phantom locomotive in their lore. The trains came to Maine almost as soon as they were invented. The lumbermen were already here, first looking for tall pines to use as masts for the tall ships and then the timber needed to build the great cities rising. These men were intruders and those who spent enough time in the deep woods had a respect for those places where no one ever goes. But they went to those places, nevertheless. The first train tracks laid in Maine were from Bangor to Old Town in 1836, only seven years after George Stephenson created the first viable locomotive in England in 1829. Though only 12 miles long, it was the first railroad in the state. From there, tracks were laid through forest and fen, areas were harvested, and then the men left, abandoning the tracks and taking the train to new areas, leaving them to be reclaimed by the woody root and forgotten to the memory of people. But something remained. A story is told of a Bangor and Aroostook train running on the Canadian Pacific's track near Moosehead Lake in the early 1900s. Those tracks cut across Maine running east-west, providing the quickest rail route connecting Montreal with Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax. One spring night, a phantom train appeared and it seemed to have a purpose. The early spring is a time of ice breaking and flowing down the rivers, lodging in places, and often causing destruction. Late one night a B&A train was making its way up a grade near the southwest of Moosehead Lake when they heard the sound of another train's whistle in the distance. This wasn't all that strange. Passing trains, especially this far from civilization, often saluted each other as they approached and they reasoned that was what was happening. But the chief engineer looked behind and saw a light behind his own train, growing brighter and larger as it approached. Clearly, the following train's speed was great. The chief engineer had his mate telegraph ahead to the next siding so the attendant could throw the switch and allow them to get off the track so this train didn't run into them. In the meantime, the two railroad men increased their own speed so they would not be overtaken, but it was touch and go. For a few desperate moments, the trains sped into the night with the rear locomotive gaining on the front locomotive with every passing minute. Their anxious shoveling of coal into the firebox must have been accompanied by desperate shouting - was this train following them a special and if it was, why hadn't anyone told them? Closer and closer the rear train gained and it was only at the last minute that the two engineers successfully turned their train into the siding. As they did so, they watched as the following train passed them by. It was only an engine and its tender car - no other cars attached. They could see the cab, well-lit, was empty. The switchman ran to the two engineers whose train was now stopped and asked, “How did you fellas know to stop here? Did you know the bridge collapsed up ahead? The ice from the break up bound up against the supports and took her down! I just found out. How did you two know to stop?” The two engineers looked at each other in amazement, their faces white with fear. “We didn't,” they replied. “We pulled over to get out of the way of that damned special that was tailing us. Nearly ran us off the tracks!” The switchman gave them a puzzled look. “Special? What special? You're the only train on the tracks tonight.” He had neither heard nor seen the train that caused the two men to stop their own locomotive before they made it to the bridge. Not every example of a phantom train has occurred on an actual railroad. Many tales told by those who worked in the deep woods described phantom trains that ran amidst the trees themselves, far from any ‘ribbon of steel' upon which to ride. Sometimes, it's an entire train, but other times, it is merely a light. Ghosts usually are described as haunting a place, a static location that can be pinpointed on a map, but ghost trains are a different kind of apparition altogether. They move through the world and their purpose is unclear, though it seems that they might be a foreteller, a harbinger, of sorts. Lincoln's funeral train, the Lincoln Special, has been reported to appear on April 21st somewhere between Washington D.C. and Springfield, Illinois, near the anniversary of his death. There is a small train that precedes it, with a band playing silently as it passes by slowly. Then there's the train carrying the body of the president, all bedecked in black crepe with ghostly figures staring blankly into the night as it moves along toward a destination it never achieves. Whatever a phantom train is, it certainly is a part of the folklore of the modern world. We don't have as many tales of phantom planes, although some exist. So far, we don't have phantom spaceships climbing the skies, though we do have strange objects in the skies. We have stories of phantom cars, but that is fodder for another tale. It seems that moving from place to place has become an essential part of the human condition, something humans do as part of simply being alive. Alive? Perhaps we need to keep moving, even after we're done living? A poet from Orono, Maine wrote a poem in 1886. We only know him by his initials, B.B. In his poem his details seeing something otherworldly and wonders about its meaning. “The Railway” by B.B. (originally published in the Gospel Banner, Augusta, Maine 1850) I went one day, when very young Upon a railway ride, I thought there was another train Went with us, side by side. The shadow of our own went on Beside the railway track, And noiselessly and rapidly Kept on, and never back. I wondered at that other train That went so swift and still, And leapt o'er chase, lakes and streams, O'er valley, gorge and hill. And while I saw it gliding on, Forever by our side, Meseemed it was a phantom-train Went with our railway ride. My merry comrades laughed, but I In horror held my breath; I thought ours was the Train of Life Chased by the Train of Death. Since then, a very many years Full rapidly have sped, Yet with them all have I beheld The Railroad of the Dead. Death - Life's grim shadow - through them all With life has kept its pace, And I have sorrowed sore to see We gain not in the race. The world around me laugh at me Because I am not gay, And yet I know that in their glee They hurry all away. REFERENCES “Ghost Train”. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved 22 Jul 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_train “Lincoln's Phantom Ghost Train: Night Switchman Describes Eyewitness Account in 1872”, Unmasked History Magazine, October 22, 2019. Michaud, Al, Fortean Forest, 2020.Antlerian Press, pp.11-30 Stansfield, Charles A., Haunted Maine, 2007, Stackpole Books. “The Phantom Train”, The New York Times, May 16, 1886, page 3

Learn when John Duddleson, L.C. Waldo Captain, first began working in Commercial Shipping Industry. Find out just how bad conditions had become on Friday November 7, 1913, prior to & after Weather Bureau issued its Gale Warning. Learn what Captain Duddleson had planned in mind for beating out the storm only to be dealt a huge unexpected setback. Understand main element behind wave development. Learn about what determines wave height. Determine if cities located around Lake Michigan felt impact of wind speed. Understand importance behind a Ship Captain's composure when the going got tough. Discover state of affairs on Lake Superior's Waters come Saturday Morning November 8 including what happened next to L.C. Waldo as a necessary means for survival. Find out how many months of the year were Sailors gone for. Learning general information about Soo Locks. Learn about W.C. Mosher, Captain of George Stephenson, and what he spotted from where his vessel was stationed along Lake Superior. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/support

Welcome to the first episode of Impulse to Innovation 2022! This year the I2I podcast will be focusing on the Institution's key themes of climate change, infection control, transport and education and how mechanical engineers help to solve the global challenges facing society today, and in the future. Helen will also be out and about with some more live streaming shows at the Institution's challenge competitions throughout the year and will be sharing exciting engineering innovation from members around the world.  But 2022 is extra special for the Institution as we are 175 years old this year.   Useful Links IMechE 175 Hub https://www.imeche.org/175  Patrick Vallance Lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Gq2L5yWaU Do you have a story to share or event to promote? Contact imeche.175@imeche.org Share on social media with #IAmIMechE #ForwardThinkers   How it all began In the autumn of 1846 a group of engineers met to watch locomotive trials at the Lickey Incline near Bromsgrove. Here they discussed the idea of forming an Institution of Mechanical Engineers to meet the needs of what had become a burgeoning separate discipline within engineering. Four of this group - Edward Humphrys, Archibald Slate, James McConnell and Charles Beyer - signed their names to a letter which was circulated among prospective Members. The letter invited recipients to attend a meeting at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham on Wednesday October 7th 1846. The result of this meeting was the formation of a committee to draw up and agree the rules and regulations of the new Institution. On 27th January 1847, 56 engineers and manufacturers meet at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham for a General Meeting to formally found the Institution. George Stephenson was elected the Institution's first President. By 1848 there were over 162 members.  One Birdcage Walk was officially opened on 16-17 May 1899, celebrated by a two-day conference for members and 750 guests. Lucy Bonner reading the invitational letter to the first IMechE meeting in Bromsgrove 1846   Today we are a global community of mechanical engineers represented in over 140 countries; largest network of mechanical engineering knowledge, skill and opportunity in the world.    In this months episode Helen's guests are Lucy Bonner, Institution Archivist, Paul Jones Technical Strategy Board Chair and past chair of the Automotive Division and Jo Horton, Member Operations Director.   We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode. If you would like to get in touch, email us at podcast@imeche.org You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org 

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 273, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Let's Go To A Museum 1: You might find your invitation to her Deerfield, Illinois museum under your pillow, along with a dollar. The Tooth Fairy. 2: This Spanish museum's paintings are displayed in 2 buildings: The Villanueva Building and the Cason del Buen Retiro. The Prado. 3: Check into a motel in Plano in this state, then check out the Cockroach Hall of Fame and Museum. Texas. 4: The Ulster Museum in this capital city dates back to 1890. Belfast. 5: MOMA in N.Y. is the Museum of Modern Art and MOCA in L.A. is the museum of this. Contemporary art. Round 2. Category: Eat Your Veggies 1: Green olives are traditionally stuffed with these red veggies. pimientos. 2: In the early 19th c. George Stephenson began growing these pickle veggies in glass tubes so they'd grow straight. cucumbers. 3: The Dutch type of this is white, as it's grown underground; the American is green, as the spears are grown above. asparagus. 4: Developed in Canada, the Yukon Gold variety of this tuber has yellow flesh. potato. 5: When making a pie with strawberries and this tart vegetable, just use its red stalks; the leaves are toxic. rhubarb. Round 3. Category: Women On Ice 1: Training 6 days a week on her camels and other moves won her the Gold at the '76 Olympics. Dorothy Hamill. 2: At age 10 in 1924, she won the 1st of 6 straight Norwegian figure skating championships. Sonja Henie. 3: In 1984 she and partner Christopher Dean earned 6.0s for artistic impression across the Olympic board. (Jane) Torvill. 4: At the '94 Olympics, this German placed 7th in her attempt to win a 3rd Gold. Katarina Witt. 5: Though she fell on a triple loop in the 1992 Olympics, she still took the Gold. Kristi Yamaguchi. Round 4. Category: Advertising Slogans 1: "When you care enough to send the very best", send one of these. Hallmark Card. 2: "Wouldn't you really rather have" one of these cars. Buick. 3: "I like" this lemon-lime soda "in you". Sprite. 4: This maker of pre-school toys says, "Our work is child's play". Fisher-Price. 5: "Always low prices. Always". Wal-Mart. Round 5. Category: 1993 Movies 1: With a gross of over $330 million, this Steven Spielberg film was the big hit of 1993. Jurassic Park. 2: In his most recent film, this St. Bernard has a girlfriend named Missy and 4 puppies. Beethoven. 3: This Tim Burton movie was made using stop-motion animation. The Nightmare Before Christmas. 4: This sequel was subtitled “Back in the Habit”. Sister Act 2. 5: Anthony Hopkins played the role of author C.S. Lewis in this Richard Attenborough film. Shadowlands. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

1 hour & 30 minutes of Train sound during a snowstorm or blizzard in high-quality white noise HQ ASMR for sleeping relax meditate and study What is a Train? Facts about Trains A train is a large vehicle with a long, narrow body that runs on rails. It is used to carry goods and people from one place to another. Trains can either be powered by electricity or diesel engines. The world's first trains were pulled by horses or a steam engine. Today, the most common type of train is electric-powered and they usually have more than one car attached together. How Trains Work Trains are a key mode of transportation. There are two types of wheels: the driving wheels and the idler or non-driving wheels. The driving wheels are mounted on either side of the locomotive's frame, while the idler or non-driving wheels are mounted on one side of the locomotive. The axle for each wheel is connected to two rigid metal bars called “axles” which connect to each other at a joint called a “pivot”. The drive axels are connected at either end to rods that transmit power from the engine to turn their respective driving wheel. Why does a Train Make sounds when driving? Train make sounds when they drive because of the wheels of the train rub against the rail. When a train runs on rails, it can make a whistling or hissing sound. This is because of the wheels of the train rub against the rail. It's called "train noise." The amount of noise emitted by trains depends on how heavy and fast they're going. The Evolution of Rail as a Source of Transportation Rail is one of the oldest forms of transportation that is still in use. It has been used for over 100 years and has evolved significantly with time. While there were many technical innovations, the most important change in the history of rail was the change from a private to a public industry. The first railway was built in 1825 and opened in 1830 by George Stephenson and his son Robert. It only had one track and required the passengers to leave the train at one end and take a horse-drawn stagecoach to their destination at another end. It is estimated that 25% of all freight is transported by railroads, which is more than any other type of transportation. This includes chemicals, petroleum products, foodstuffs and minerals such as coal and iron ore. Conclusion: The Future of the Train As a Source of Transportation The future of the train as a source of transportation is one that could be described as being ridden with change. With the introduction of autonomous vehicles, many believe that trains will become less important in the future. However, trains still have many advantages over traditional cars and other forms of transport. They are more environmentally friendly than cars, they are cheaper than planes and they can carry large loads.

O "Pai dos caminhos de ferro”, George Stephenson, construiu a primeira locomotiva comercial e muitas linhas, estabelecendo também a bitola que foi largamente adotada em todo o mundo. Há quem diga que se as pessoas de Newcastle têm a alcunha de "Geordies", a culpa é dele. As invenções que deixou aceleraram a revolução industrial e ajudaram a construir o mundo moderno. Saiba mais sobre George Stephenson nesta edição de Um Dia na História.

O "Pai dos caminhos de ferro”, George Stephenson, construiu a primeira locomotiva comercial e muitas linhas, estabelecendo também a bitola que foi largamente adotada em todo o mundo. Há quem diga que se as pessoas de Newcastle têm a alcunha de 'Geordies', a culpa é dele. As invenções que deixou aceleraram a revolução industrial e ajudaram a construir o mundo moderno. Saiba mais sobre George Stephenson nesta edição de Um Dia na História.

O "Pai dos caminhos de ferro”, George Stephenson, construiu a primeira locomotiva comercial e muitas linhas, estabelecendo também a bitola que foi largamente adotada em todo o mundo. Há quem diga que se as pessoas de Newcastle têm a alcunha de 'Geordies', a culpa é dele. As invenções que deixou aceleraram a revolução industrial e ajudaram a construir o mundo moderno. Saiba mais sobre George Stephenson nesta edição de Um Dia na História.

O "Pai dos caminhos de ferro”, George Stephenson, construiu a primeira locomotiva comercial e muitas linhas, estabelecendo também a bitola que foi largamente adotada em todo o mundo. Há quem diga que se as pessoas de Newcastle têm a alcunha de 'Geordies', a culpa é dele. As invenções que deixou aceleraram a revolução industrial e ajudaram a construir o mundo moderno. Saiba mais sobre George Stephenson nesta edição de Um Dia na História.

Episode 29 is here and it brings GK Hobby legend George Stephenson! We chat with George about all things Black Heart and so much more! A great interview with a boat load of information...so of course it's one of those long episodes. We have a new edition to the Workbench segment, Guest Workbench! This time it's with Garry Buck! (it was his idea, so he is first) Two giveaways this episode! We have Mr. Hyde from John Deary and Monsters from the Woods and Thor from Heng Hilger! To enter watch the episode and follow the directions :) The rest of episode is the usual mix of Scott printing cartoon characters and Jason mumbling through emails. (which I think we have a solution for, stay tuned) Black Heart Enterprises https://blackheartmodels.com/ Monsters from the Woods - https://www.facebook.com/groups/monstersfromthewoods Heng Hilger - https://www.facebook.com/heng.hilger comiclub@pt.lu Paul Gill and Gillman's Garage - https://www.facebook.com/groups/704188619991060 Jason Walker on YouTube - https://bit.ly/2YPSaOA Find the video version of this podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKne5jaCFFzoyv5qIfD-xg

Is this real? Did Rob and Jairen research the lightbulb and decide they needed to make it a multiple-part episode? Why yes, yes they did. Come join them as they fumble in the dark for the origins of the lightbulb. What do Humphry Davy and George Stephenson have to do with the lightbulb?  email: historyofknickknacks@gmail.com Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_lamp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

9  HAZİRAN 2021 DÜNYA TARİHİNDE BUGÜN YAŞANANLAR 68 - Roma İmparatoru Neron intihar etti. 1928 - Avustralyalı pilot Charles Kingsford Smith, uçağıyla ilk kez Büyük Okyanus'u aştı. TÜRKİYE TARİHİNDE BUGÜN YAŞANANLAR 1617 - Sultan I. Ahmet tarafından İstanbul'da adıyla anılan meydanda 1609-1616 yılları arasında Mimar Sedefkâr Mehmet Ağa'ya yaptırılan Sultanahmet Camii ibadete açıldı. 1950 - Adnan Menderes, Demokrat Parti Genel Başkanlığına seçildi. 1980 - Altı ay içinde sekizinci kez devalüasyon yapıldı; Türk lirasının değeri yüzde 5,5-8,8 arasında düşürüldü. BUGÜN DOĞANLAR 1672- Rus Çarı Büyük Petro, dünyaya geldi. 1781 - İngiliz makine mühendisi (ilk buharlı lokomotif olan "Rocket"i tasarlayan) George Stephenson, doğdu. BUGÜN ÖLENLER 373  Suriyeli Deakon, din öğretmeni, teolog ve yorumcu, Suriyaniler Babası Efrem hayatını kaybetti.  1870 - İngiliz yazar Charles Dickens, vefat etti.

S2E12 | Did you know that Father's Day is celebrated in 84 countries around the world? The American Father's Day celebration is right around the corner so today we're bringing you stories of some amazing dads, cool dads and just plain weird dads.Happy Father's Day, this episode we will discuss these memorable fathers: William Jackson Smart, Sir Thomas Moore, Dick Hoyt, Dereck Redmon's father, Ghengis Khan, Harry S. Truman, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, George Stephenson, Chiune Sugihara, John Holter, Anne Frank's dad.Thank you for listening, StewHeads! Follow Remnant Stew, discuss the episodes and answer the Trivia Challenge on our social media FaceBook and InstagramIf you like listening you can do us a huge favor by giving us a review on Apple PodcastsEpisode researched, written, and hosted by Leah Lamp and Dr. Steven Meeker with copious amounts of support and help by Judy Meeker. Dad jokes contributed and audio produced by Philip Sinquefield, music is by Kevin MacLeod with voiceover by Morgan HughesPlease remember…BE KIND, STAY CURIOUS!

Marc Seguin est l'un de ces inventeurs qui ont marqué l'histoire de l'ingénierie française. Petit-neveu du célèbre Joseph de Montgolfier, qui co-inventa la montgolfière avec son frère Jacques-Étienne, il grandit entouré de machines qui le fascinent et l'inspirent. En 1822, à l'âge de 36 ans, il se lance dans une période d'innovation qui lui vaudra de faire partie des 72 savants dont le nom est inscrit sur la tour Eiffel.Parmi ses inventions, on trouve la locomotive Seguin. Témoin de l'expansion du chemin de fer en France, elle est six fois plus puissante que les locomotives à vapeur de son temps, traçant sa route à la vitesse impressionnante (pour l'époque) de 30 km/h. Montez à bord, on vous emmène.

Marc Seguin est l'un de ces inventeurs qui ont marqué l'histoire de l'ingénierie française. Petit-neveu du célèbre Joseph de Montgolfier, qui co-inventa la montgolfière avec son frère Jacques-Étienne, il grandit entouré de machines qui le fascinent et l'inspirent. En 1822, à l'âge de 36 ans, il se lance dans une période d'innovation qui lui vaudra de faire partie des 72 savants dont le nom est inscrit sur la tour Eiffel.Parmi ses inventions, on trouve la locomotive Seguin. Témoin de l'expansion du chemin de fer en France, elle est six fois plus puissante que les locomotives à vapeur de son temps, traçant sa route à la vitesse impressionnante (pour l'époque) de 30 km/h. Montez à bord, on vous emmène.

In this month's episode we are focusing on Railways and rail technology and how one of the world's oldest forms of mass transit is changing the way we think about climate change.  We also discuss automation and how the heavy rail industry may one day adopt well-tested technologies used on our metro trains.    George Stephenson looms large in the minds of most mechanical engineers when you ask them to think of an engineering icon.  Indeed, the earliest history of our institution was born from the steam and motion of those early technological developments of the 1800s. But while George and his like would still recognise the rails and the roar, todays locomotives and the services they provide across continents, would be beyond even his wildest dreams. And those early engineers would certainly be unaware of the global impact their technology would eventually have on international economics, environment and society.    Today the UK rail is a £20Bn industry with £881m of that generated by Freight transportation. In 2019 passengers travelled over three-and-a-half trillion kilometres on the world's rail networks, with three-quarters of rail passenger movements and half of rail freight relying on electricity as the main form of power. And indeed, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that Global transport emissions could peak in the 2030s if railways are “aggressively” expanded, particularly as they are “uniquely positioned” to take advantage of the rise of renewables in the electricity mix, making Rail among the most efficient and lowest emitting modes of transport.  But moves to expand rail networks is not without controversy and the environmental impact of large-scale rail construction projects  and the level of disturbance caused by railways due to noise and vibration, air, soil and water pollution, and soil erosion continue to provoke serious debate.  Useful Links: https://www.imeche.org/industry-sectors/railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTh5TTCyWg&list=PLqsai3fnPH2GbScPxas1I9112M86jQimd&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_25isCUFqw&list=PLqsai3fnPH2E_G2PlKf4nsjO8fG5uq1qP   Helen's guests this month are both rail engineers and have spent much of their lives following that ‘permanent way'.   Malcolm Dobell has over 45 years experience in the industry. He was Head of Train Systems Engineering for the London Underground for much of that time, Leading the 300 strong Rolling Stock, Signalling, Track, and Power engineering teams who provide engineering services to the undergrounds. He is also a former IMechE Railway Division Chairman and a current board member, and helps to organise and judge the annual Railway Challenge. Malcom and I discussed the benefits of automation of rail services, the challenges facing rail engineers in designing safety systems and what other innovations we might see on the railway in the future.  Useful Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGuILnMfiU https://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/learning-legacy/new-trains-technology/ato/ https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/article/97734/trends-developments-automation-heavy-rail/#:~:text=The%20goal%20of%20automation%20of,to%20the%20infrastructure%20capacity%20limits.   Helen chats to retired railway engineer and Rail Engineer magazine editor, David Shirres about the impact of decarbonisation on the UK rail network and how a blend of different energy sources will provide new opportunities for the rail industry.  David has worked in rail safety and compliance for much of his career and has managed a number of large-scale construction projects to improve safety and utilities management across the rail network. David is an ardent supporter of electrification and is keen to ensure wider society understands the impact the railway has on our environment and our energy consumption.  Useful Links: https://www.imeche.org/policy-and-press/reports/detail/the-future-for-hydrogen-trains-in-the-uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6vbeBRDhpA&list=PLqsai3fnPH2E_G2PlKf4nsjO8fG5uq1qP&index=26 https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/shift-from-road-to-rail-will-be-as-important-as-ever-post-coronavirus https://www.railengineer.co.uk/selling-electrification/   We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this episode or about your experiences, interest or work in Rail and Rail Technologies. If you would like to get in touch email us at podcast@imeche.org You can find more information about the work of the IMechE at www.imeche.org   

Episode: 1965 In which Robert and George Stephenson bring rail to its maturity.  Today, the coming of rail.

Without a doubt, one of the most exciting periods in history was the Industrial Revolution. At perhaps no other time was there a greater feeling that the sky was the limit. Innovations happened one after another and they all seemed destined to change the world forever. Assuredly, one of the most important novelties of the 19th century was the railway. It marked a decisive shift in how people could travel the world. Distances that previously seemed unreachable were now just a day or two away. And we might have never enjoyed this revolution without George Stephenson, a man aptly named the “Father of the Railways.”

This week Matt continues the interviews from Jerseyfest with two new guests involved in the Garage Kit Hobby. Part two of this two part special features George Stephenson of Black Heart Models and Freelance Sculptor Troy McDevitt. The show wraps with a show report where Matt talks with Dan about the Gillman 1:1 Painting Class as well as a recap of the show itself. George Stephenson 0:0Troy McDevitt 0:28Show Recap 0:53 If you're interested in purchasing your own figures from Blackheart or supporting Troy on Patreon click on the links below. Blackheart ModelsBlackheart Instagram McDevitt StudioMcDevitt Studio Instagram   Be sure to like and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for WIP photos, scenarios and to keep in touch.  Thanks everyone, for your support!  Facebook: Hobby Knockout Podcast Instagram: HobbyKnockout 

Welcome back to the latest episode of tom foolery from the Nerds, we have another amazing showing for you this week. Starting off we have Buck telling us about Spaceport America and how Virgin Galactic has moved in and is closer to carrying passengers into space. So get those cheque books out, prepare to sell a kidney because tickets are $250,000 each. But you will need to wait in line as 600 are already sold. But hey, at least this will be a much more comfortable ride then that of Laika, the dog kidnapped from the streets of Moscow and sent into space all those years ago. This has got to be one of the coolest joy flights out there (when it finally gets airborne). Next up the Professor brings us news about Steam becoming strict in relation to release dates. That’s right folks, no longer can dodgy developer’s use Steam’s coming soon feature as free advertising. No, Steam has come out with the metaphysical switch and spanked those fiendish louts for being such naughty children. From now on if the release date needs to be changed you need to listen in to find out exactly what happens. What, you thought we would tell you everything here? Come of it, we tell you in the podcast so listen in. Then we have DJ looking into The Boys the new show from Amazon. This show is being advertised as the most successful show ever, which is saying something as they have a number of great shows. The premise of the show is a battle between the Heroes and a group fighting to bring them down. Buck gives us a heads up that one superhero dies during season one, but not how. All we know is that it is a crappy way to die. DJ is excited about the rise of indie comics and the refreshing change that is happening by using these for content rather than just relying Marvel and DC for superheroes. Want to know more? So do we, listen in and tell us what you think. We look at the games the Nerds are playing and have some discussion around them, with some interesting facts coming out. We know, sorry for educating you with random facts against your will. As normal we have the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest for the week, or do we? You will need to open the show and listen in to find out, also why this metaphysical question is asked. Anyway, please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:Spaceport America - https://phys.org/news/2019-08-virgin-galactic-unveiling-mission-space.htmlChanges to Steam release date system - https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-release-date-coming-soonThe Boys and the rise of the indie comics in screen media - https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a28666172/the-boys-amazon-most-successful-shows/Games currently playingBuck– Company of heroes 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/231430/Company_of_Heroes_2/Professor- Zombicide: Invader - https://cmon.com/product/zombicide/zombicide-invaderDJ– Red Dead Redemption 2 - https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/Other topics discussedBranson thinks Trump is not a real billionaire- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/richard-branson-scathing-letter-president-donald-trump-virgin-billionaire-a7975706.htmlLaika (Soviet space dog to orbit the Earth.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laika2014 Virgin Galactic crash- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSS_Enterprise_crashSuccessful Virgin Galactic after the 2014 Virgin Galactic crash- https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/05/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-powered-flight-test/Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (Mach 3+strategic reconnaissance aircraft)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_BlackbirdVirgin Galactic Purpose statement- https://www.virgingalactic.com/purpose/On August 13, 2019, NASA at the Trident Basin in Cape Canaveral, Florida, astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken work with teams from NASA and SpaceX to rehearse crew extraction from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which will be used to carry humans to the International Space Station. The pair will fly to the space station aboard the Crew Dragon for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission.- https://i.imgur.com/7ftObLc.jpg- https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-and-spacex-dragon-crew-extraction-rehearsalSteam Greenlight closing down- https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1265922321514182595Steam Direct- https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirectThe Steam store now lets you mark games you’ve played on other platforms- https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-ignoreWatchmen (2009 superhero movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film)Danger 5 (Australian Comics)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_5Doom (1996 Game comics)- https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Doom_comicDate with Danger comics- https://www.amazon.com.au/Date-Danger-Golden-Age-Comic/dp/1500809241Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (1984 song)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWVpcypf0wLyudmila Pavlichenko, Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, credited with 309 kills. She is regarded as one of the top military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_PavlichenkoRoza Shanina, Soviet sniper during World War II who was credited with fifty-nine confirmed kills, including twelve soldiers during the Battle of Vilnius.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roza_ShaninaEnemy of The Gates (2001 war movie)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_at_the_GatesVasily Zaitsev, Soviet sniper and a Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. A feature-length film, Enemy at the Gates (2001), starring Jude Law as Zaytsev, was based on part of William Craig's non-fiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad (1973), which includes a "snipers' duel" between Zaytsev and a Wehrmacht sniper school director, Major Erwin König.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Zaitsev_(sniper)Simo Häyhä aka White Death, Finnish sniper. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 1939–40 Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4Deadliest Warrior (2009 TV Series)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadliest_WarriorZombicide Board games- Zombicide Season 1 - https://www.cmon.com/product/zombicide/zombicide-season-1- Zombicide: Black Plague - https://www.cmon.com/product/zombicide/zombicide-black-plagueHow to pronounce Jacque Tits properly- https://www.quora.com/Is-mathematician-Jacques-Titss-last-name-pronounced-like-the-English-word-tits-or-like-the-English-word-teatEverybody Wants to be a Cat (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/ewtbacpodcastFloof and Pupper Podcast (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/floofandpupperpodcastShoutouts10 Aug 2019 - 500th anniversary of Magellan's circumnavigation voyage. The expedition's goal, which it accomplished, was to find a western route to the Moluccas (Spice Islands). Magellan left Spain on 20 September 1519, sailed across the Atlantic, and discovered the strait that bears his name, allowing him to pass through South America into the Pacific Ocean (which he named). The fleet crossed the Pacific, stopping in the Philippines, and eventually reached the Moluccas after two years. A much-depleted crew finally returned to Spain on 6 September 1522. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan%27s_circumnavigation12 Aug 1099 – First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon, Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. - Believed to be the result of computer games, but unproven - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ascalon12 Aug 1952 – The Night of the Murdered Poets: Thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Murdered_Poets12 Aug 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer is released. It was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of Philip Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Boca Raton, Florida. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_ComputerRemembrances12 Aug 1848 - George Stephenson, English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called 'Stephenson gauge', was the basis for the 4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches (1,435 mm) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. He died from pleurisy at the age of 67 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stephenson12 Aug 1914 - John Phillip Holland, Irish engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1. This was the first submarine having power to run submerged for any considerable distance, and the first to combine electric motors for submerged travel and gasoline engines for use on the surface. He died from pneumonia at age of 72 inNewark, New Jersey. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Holland12 Aug 1955 - James B. Sumner, American chemist. He discovered that enzymes can be crystallized, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 with John Howard Northrop and Wendell Meredith Stanley. He was also the first to prove that enzymes are proteins. He died from cancer at the age of 67 in Buffalo, New York. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._SumnerFamous Birthdays12 Aug 1887 - Erwin Schrödinger, Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in the field of quantum theory: the Schrödinger equation provides a way to calculate the wave function of a system and how it changes dynamically in time. In addition, he was the author of many works in various fields of physics: statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, physics of dielectrics, colour theory, electrodynamics,general relativity, and cosmology, and he made several attempts to construct a unified field theory. He paid great attention to the philosophical aspects of science, ancient and oriental philosophical concepts, ethics, and religion. He also wrote on philosophy and theoretical biology. He is also known for his "Schrödinger's cat" thought-experiment. He was born in Vienna - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger12 Aug 1918 - Guy Gibson , was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the destruction of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, in the aftermath of the raid in May 1943 and became the most highly decorated British serviceman at that time. He completed over 170 war operations before dying in action at the age of 26. He was born in Simla - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Gibson12 Aug 1930 - Jacques Tits, a Belgium-bornFrenchmathematician who works on group theory and incidence geometry. He introduced Tits buildings, the Tits alternative, the Tits group, and the Tits metric. He was born in Uccle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_TitsEvents of Interest12 Aug 1492 – Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World. - https://www.thoughtco.com/first-new-world-voyage-christopher-columbus-213643712 Aug 1865 – Joseph Lister, British surgeon and scientist, performs 1st antiseptic surgery. He did it by applying a piece of lint dipped in carbolic acid solution onto the wound of a seven-year-old boy at Glasgow Infirmary, who had sustained a compound fracture after a cart wheel had passed over his leg. After four days, he renewed the pad and discovered that no infection had developed, and after a total of six weeks he was amazed to discover that the boy's bones had fused back together. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lister12 Aug 1990 – Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. It is one of the largest, most extensive, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found, at over 90% recovered by bulk. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_(dinosaur)IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rss

In a programme first broadcast on April 12th 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the contribution of George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son Robert (1803-59) to the development of the railways in C19th. George became known as The Father of Railways and yet arguably Robert's contribution was even greater, with his engineering work going far beyond their collaboration. Robert is credited with the main role in the design of their locomotives. George had worked on stationary colliery steam engines and, with Robert, developed the moving steam engine Locomotion No1 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. They produced the Rocket for the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. From there, the success of their designs and engineering led to the expansion of railways across Britain and around the world. with Dr Michael Bailey Railway historian and editor of the most recent biography of Robert Stephenson Julia Elton Past President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology and Colin Divall Professor Emeritus of Railway Studies at the University of York Producer: Simon Tillotson. This programme is a repeat

In a programme first broadcast on April 12th 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the contribution of George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son Robert (1803-59) to the development of the railways in C19th. George became known as The Father of Railways and yet arguably Robert's contribution was even greater, with his engineering work going far beyond their collaboration. Robert is credited with the main role in the design of their locomotives. George had worked on stationary colliery steam engines and, with Robert, developed the moving steam engine Locomotion No1 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. They produced the Rocket for the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. From there, the success of their designs and engineering led to the expansion of railways across Britain and around the world. with Dr Michael Bailey Railway historian and editor of the most recent biography of Robert Stephenson Julia Elton Past President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology and Colin Divall Professor Emeritus of Railway Studies at the University of York Producer: Simon Tillotson. This programme is a repeat

Episode Six features George Stephenson, one of the many northern inventors who helped launch the Industrial Revolution. Melvyn Bragg believes the Industrial Revolution is the greatest Revolution the world has ever seen - and its heart lies in the North of England. In this programme he pays tribute to the men who nurtured that great revolution. The inventors and engineers - often from very humble beginnings - whose discoveries would shape the world to this day. One of the greatest was the north east's George Stephenson, whose Rocket locomotive heralded the age of the railways. The programme starts with the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce - who ( in collaboration with Danny Boyle ) put the Industrial Revolution centre stage at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Melvyn met him at Rainhill near Liverpool where Rocket took part in a famous trial. Of course, Stephenson wasn't the only great inventor of the period - the great machines of the cotton industry can also be claimed by the north - the genius of Samuel Crompton and his Spinning Mule is celebrated. The façade of Sheffield Town Hall is emblazoned with scenes of industry, but why wonders Melvyn are the achievements of these great men not celebrated more? Why aren't they as much a part of our national mythology as Tudor Monarchs? Contributors Frank Cottrell Boyce Professor Hannah Barker, University of Manchester Professor Robert Colls, De Montfort University Matthew Watson, Bolton Museum Professor Richard Horrocks, University of Bolton Producer: Faith Lawrence.

In the late nineteenth century, Americans caught bicycle fever. Evan Friss is the author of The Cycling City, about the 1890s when American cities were home to more cyclists than anywhere else in the world. Plus: Veteran animator “Tuck” Tucker talks about illustrating many of the most popular cartoons in recent times, including SpongeBob Squarepants, Hey Arnold!, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. Also: The NCAA has doled out more academic sanctions to historically black colleges and universities than to other institutions. Carray Banks hopes to make college sports more equitable. Later in the show: There’s a scene in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing where a dance instructor lifts his young student in a beautiful lake at sunset. Today, that lake is disappearing, and Skip Watts and George Stephenson are studying why. And: Virginia’s shoreline is expecting a sea level rise of as much as three feet or more by 2060. Ray Toll is leading a comprehensive local response to the flooding that will be used as a model for the rest of the nation. Plus: The earliest environmentalists weren’t tree-huggers; they were hunters and colonialists. Historian Stephen Macekura traces how African conservation has been closely tied with colonialism and development.

In Genius Explained, we saw how people considered "geniuses" build up their skills over many years prior to their production of great works. Although this training usually happens in childhood and adolescence, we saw at least one case - that of George Stephenson - where the key knowledge and expertise were built up in early adulthood. This prompts me to cover a book about adult development to supplement our series on expertise. Meg Jay writes not just about adolescents, but directly for them. She is a therapist specialising in the twenty-something years, and her experience in therapy combined with her knowledge of the background scientific literature contributes to the value of this book. Her main thesis is that many people today appear to believe that the twenties should be a period of unrestrained fun and thrill-seeking, and that "grown-up" concerns such as building a career, finding a partner, choosing a place to live, or raising a family can be left to the thirties, since "everything happens later now". Her response to this is that the twenties are not a time that can be wasted, since they are of such great developmental importance. Various biological and particularly neurophysiological changes during the twenties make it a time of great learning and of building habits for a lifetime. Her interviews and case studies with clients show that the twenties can be a rather harrowing time, with young people unsure of what they are supposed to be doing with their lives, and often not doing anything at all with them. Often paralysed by a combination of apparently limitless choice, endless time, and the day-to-day banality of doing anything in particular, many twenty-somethings end up doing the rough equivalent of nothing at all, unemployed or underemployed in an eternal "Starbucks phase". This book should interest both those who are interested in psychology and adult development in general, and those who are in their twenties or know people who are and would like some practical advice from an expert. Enjoy the episode.

Last episode, we got to see the lives of three exceptional individuals in depth: Charles Darwin, George Stephenson, and Michael Faraday. In today's episode, we take a look at how people have tried to bring up children to be prodigies, and to what extent they succeeded. We also look at genius writers so as to get a view of a more "artistic" kind of high achievement. Finally, Michael Howe explains explicitly why he thinks that the idea of inborn talent being necessary for genius doesn't have any real evidence behind it, and what he thinks the secret to genius really is.

In Genius Explained, Michael Howe takes us through biographies of many people with great achievements, who we might consider to be "geniuses". It is an investigation into what makes geniuses so great, chiefly through looking at their upbringing. I'll refrain from sharing his conclusions in this brief description to keep up the suspense :). In this first part, we will look at Charles Darwin, George Stephenson, and Michael Faraday in depth.

A short history of the engineering and scientific force put to work to save lives underground, focussing particularly on the work of Sir Humphry Davy and George Stephenson:http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/safety-underground-mining-and-the-miners-lampMining disasters such as those at High Blantyre in 1877 or Gresford (1934) are a reminder of the hazards of mining. Work done by Sir Humphry Davy and George Stephenson on the safety lamp will be used to illustrate the problems of taking scientific knowledge out of the controlled environments of the laboratory and putting it to practice use.The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/safety-underground-mining-and-the-miners-lampGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.ukTwitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollegeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege

It's been called America's oldest mystery: A group of 100 English colonists vanished from North Carolina's Roanoke Island shortly after settling there in 1587. But was their disappearance really so mysterious? In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll trace the history of the "lost colony" and consider what might have happened to the settlers. We'll also visit an early steam locomotive in 1830 and puzzle over why writing a letter might prove to be fatal. Sources for our feature on the lost colony at Roanoke: James Horn, A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, 2011. Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony, 2007. Giles Milton, Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America, 2011.  Lee Miller, Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony, 2013. Fanny Kemble wrote of her encounter with an early locomotive in a letter dated Aug. 26, 1830 ("A common sheet of paper is enough for love, but a foolscap extra can alone contain a railroad and my ecstasies"). It appears in her 1878 memoir Records of a Girlhood. She sat alongside engineer George Stephenson, who explained his great project and with whom she fell "horribly in love." At one point on their 15-mile journey they passed through a rocky defile: You can't imagine how strange it seemed to be journeying on thus, without any visible cause of progress other than the magical machine, with its flying white breath and rhythmical, unvarying pace, between these rocky walls, which are already clothed with moss and ferns and grasses; and when I reflected that these great masses of stone had been cut asunder to allow our passage thus far below the surface of the earth, I felt as if no fairy tale was ever half so wonderful as what I saw. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Blaine, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). This episode is sponsored by our patrons and by The Great Courses -- go to http://www.thegreatcourses.com/closet to order from eight of their best-selling courses at up to 80 percent off the original price. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You can change or cancel your pledge at any time, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation via the Donate button in the sidebar of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. And you can finally follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Libby Purves is joined by engineer Sam Etherington; Royal Marine turned actor Cassidy Little; ceramicist Emma Bridgewater and anthropologist and writer Professor Merry 'Corky' White. Sam Etherington recently joined Britain's engineering Hall of Fame for his pioneering work on wave energy. The 24-year-old engineer follows in the footsteps of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, George Stephenson, Barnes Wallace and other great British engineers. Sam came up with his design for a multi-axis wave converter after being buffeted by waves while out kitesurfing. Cassidy Little is a former Royal Marine turned actor. He plays the title role in Owen Sheers's play, The Two Worlds of Charlie F, which tells the story of modern warfare from a soldier's perspective. Cassidy studied performance and dance in the US before joining 42 Commando Royal Marines. It was while serving on his second tour in Afghanistan in 2011 that he lost a leg in an IED blast. The Two Worlds of Charlie F is touring the UK. Emma Bridgewater is a pottery designer who founded her ceramics company in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985. Her book, Toast and Marmalade and Other Stories, tells the personal stories behind her pieces - she is known for her quintessentially British designs such as trailing sweet peas, blue hens, tumbling roses, plump figs and black toast. Today the business remains committed to the manufacture of British pottery. Toast and Marmalade and Other Stories is published by Saltyard Books. Merry 'Corky' White is professor of anthropology at Boston University. Her book, Cooking for Crowds, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new edition. Corky was a student and single parent when she started catering for Harvard academics to earn money in 1970. Every week she catered one or two dinners for 25 and one lunch for 50. She credits Julia Child with saving her from her early kitchen nightmares. Cooking for Crowds is published by Princeton University Press. Producer: Paula McGinley.

In this audio recording, Dr, Charles Margerison speaks about the work of the amazing George Stephenson. The discovery of how steam could power engines, was developed by people like James Watt. He prepared the ground for others, who experimented with applications. One of these was George Stephenson, who used steam to develop the power for locomotives and trains. It was not easy and they were continually learning from preparing and repairing, in order to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of the engines. He is one of our Amazing Engineers in the following title:- http://amazingpeopleclub.com/product/amazing-engineers

Melvyn Bragg presents the second of a two part discussion about the history of the city. George Stephenson invented rail transport in the north-east of England in the 1820s, but it was not until over twenty years later that rail networks began to spring up to ferry workers in and out of the centre of British cities. When they did, this had a vast, transforming effect on the whole nature of cities - taking the pressure off dense, overcrowded central areas, but helping cities like London explode outwards.Victorian London was widely held at the time to be rather chaotic - especially in comparison with the grandiose, highly-orchestrated developments in continental European cities like Paris and Barcelona.The process of transformation was given another fillip by the introduction of the motor car. In this, the final part of a two-part special edition of 'In Our Time' exploring the development of cities, we're going to examine how Stephenson's invention transformed cities almost beyond recognition, and follow the story up to the present day.Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London; Tristram Hunt is lecturer in History at Queen Mary College at the University of London; and Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics.

Melvyn Bragg presents the second of a two part discussion about the history of the city. George Stephenson invented rail transport in the north-east of England in the 1820s, but it was not until over twenty years later that rail networks began to spring up to ferry workers in and out of the centre of British cities. When they did, this had a vast, transforming effect on the whole nature of cities - taking the pressure off dense, overcrowded central areas, but helping cities like London explode outwards.Victorian London was widely held at the time to be rather chaotic - especially in comparison with the grandiose, highly-orchestrated developments in continental European cities like Paris and Barcelona.The process of transformation was given another fillip by the introduction of the motor car. In this, the final part of a two-part special edition of 'In Our Time' exploring the development of cities, we're going to examine how Stephenson's invention transformed cities almost beyond recognition, and follow the story up to the present day.Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London; Tristram Hunt is lecturer in History at Queen Mary College at the University of London; and Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics.