[BITList] Technology

[John Feltham]

As an Instrument Technician of many years I was always interested in clocks and watches. The great James Watts was also an instrument maker.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Watt <https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Watt>

Anyway, here is another great man known as the 'father of electrical horology’.

I thought that you would like to read the article.

http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-1080 <http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-1080>

Se also…

Lord Kelvin…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin>

One of these men also researched "band width” of which we all have knowledge!  :-)


 

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