EWING, SIR JAMES ALFRED

yooˈĭng, 1855–1935, Scottish engineer and physicist. As professor at Tokyo (1878–83), Dundee (1883–90), and Cambridge (1890–1903), he helped establish programs in engineering. Ewing was director of naval education in the United Kingdom (1903–16) and was knighted in 1911. He was principal and vice chancellor of the Univ. of Edinburgh from 1916 to 1929. Ewing's researches in magnetism led him to observe the phenomenon of hysteresis (a term that he coined), and he investigated the crystalline structure of several important metals. He was one of the first Europeans to study earthquakes in Japan. His works include Treatise on Earthquake Measurement (1883), The Strength of Materials (1899), and Thermodynamics for Engineers (1920).

See biography by L. F. Bates (1946).

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The Letters of Alfred Lord Tennyson - Vol. 2
Book by Cecil Y. Lang, Edgar F. Shannon Jr., Alfred Tennyson; Clarendon Press, 1987
Subjects: Poets, English--19th Century--Correspondence, Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson--Baron--1809-1892--Correspondence
...Library. February 1, 1858 Sir Thanks for your clever...Locker Esq. To ROBERT JAMES MANN Text . Materials...Mrs Ewing was Margaret Gattys daughter, Juliana Horatia Ewing, the Aunt Judy of the...Mrs. Gatty and Mrs. Ewing , pp. 126-7 . See Journal...
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The Human Side of Planning: Tool or Tyrant?
Book by David W. Ewing; Macmillan, 1969
Subjects: Leadership, Management, Planning
...Peter G., 55 -6 Petrie, Sir Charles, Philip II of Spain...20 Quaker Oats, 12 Quinn, James Brian, 187 Radar, 51 Ralston...of, to planner, 170 Ryder, James A., 102 Ryder System, Inc...departments, 102 -3 Sloan, Alfred P., Jr., 28 , 107 -8...
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Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: A Comprehensive Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Book by Eugene L. Rasor; Greenwood Press, 2000
Subjects: Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965--Archival Resources--Directories, Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965--Bibliography, Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965--Manuscripts--Union Lists, Great Britain--Politics And Government--20th Century--Archival Resources--Directories, Great Britain--Politics And Government--20th Century--Bibliography, Great Britain--Politics And Government--20th Century--Sources--Union Lists, Prime Ministers--Great Britain--Biography--Sources
...Room 40 were described by William James 1405 , Alfred Ewing 830 , Nicholas Hiley 1269 , and...Secret Service: The Secret Life of Sir Stewart Menzies, Spymaster to...the role model for "M in the "James Bond" movies, Ian Fleming being...
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The Triple Stream: Four Centuries of English, French, and German Literature, 1531-1930
Book by Antony Brett-James; Bowes & Bowes, 1954
Subjects: Literature, Modern--Outlines, Syllabi, Etc
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur, 1859-1930...John, 1620-1706 Ewing, Mrs. Juliana...1809-83 Flecker, James Elroy, 1884-1915...1818 Frazer, Sir James, 1854-1941 Freeman...1823-92, Froude, James Anthony, 1818...1903 Henty, George Alfred, 1832-1902 Herbert...
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The World of Ice
Book by James L. Dyson; Alfred A. Knopf, 1962
Subjects: Glaciers, Ice
...on an Ice Floe . New York: Julian Messner; 1939. Shackleton Sir Ernest: Southl ! New York: The Macmillan Co.; 1920. Stefansson...Vol. XLIV, No. 4 1954 , pp. 495-507. Hunkins K. L., Ewing M., Heezen B. C., and Menzies R. J.: "Biological and...
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The Bluebeard Syndrome in Atwood's Lady Oracle: Fear and Femininity
Journal article by Shuli Barzilai; Marvels & Tales, Vol. 19, 2005
Subjects: Atwood, Margaret, Heroism & heroes, Literary criticism, Novels, Women, Writers
...she fled from the licentious attentions of Sir Edmund DeVere, who had "just tried to...successfully eludes the malevolent grasp of Sir Edmund, the powerful indoctrinating grip...results in a gash on the cheek of Arthur/Sir Edmund from the "short thick needle" that...
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Ulysses in His Tent: Halleck, Grant, Sherman, and "The Turning Point of the War"
Journal article by Carl R. Schenker Jr.; Civil War History, Vol. 56, 2010
Subjects: Anderson, Scott Edward, Battle of Shiloh, 1862--Military aspects, Civil war--Military aspects, Grant, Ulysses S., Lincoln, Abraham, Pope, John
...was drunk; and now, sir, we stand by each other...Baldwin, 1868), 378; James S. Brisbin, The Campaign...Sherman to Philemon B. Ewing, July 14, 1862, in...Recollections, 80-81; James H. Wilson, Under the...Frances L. Thomas to Col. Alfred L. Hough, Aug. 29...
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"Conduct ... Inexcusable and Unjustifiable": Bound Children, Battered Freedwomen, and the Limits of Emancipation in Kentucky's Bluegrass Region
Journal article by J.Michael Rhyne; Journal of Social History, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Abolition of slavery--History, Abolition of slavery--Social aspects, Abused children--Demographic aspects, Abused women--Demographic aspects, African American children--Civil rights, African American children--Crimes against, African American women--Civil rights, African American women--Crimes against, Bluegrass Country--Social aspects, Freedmen--Crimes against, Freedmen--Demographic aspects, Slavery--Emancipation, Slavery--History, Slavery--Social aspects
...master, Augustus Ryan. Alfred "left him and came home...done to force Ryan to pay Alfred for the four weeks he...exemplified by the case of Flora Ewing, women and girls who...testified that the wife of James C. Ford, who employed...without whipping her. Now, Sir, she must be whipped...
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The One and Only Substantive Due Process Clause
Journal article by Ryan C. Williams; Yale Law Journal, Vol. 120, 2010
Subjects: Due process of law--Laws, regulations and rules, Original intent (Law)--Laws, regulations and rules, United States Constitution--U.S. Const. amend. 4-5
...common law in late-eighteenth--century America--Sir Edward Coke and Sir William Blackstone. (75) Scholars have traced the...solidified by the seventeenth-century writings of Sir Edward Coke. (78) In the Second Part of his famous...
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Bibliographies of Women and the Military in History
Journal article by Reina Pennington; Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military, Vol. 20, 2002
Subjects: United States. Army
...England: Bookwright, 1996. Smyth, Sir John George. The Rebellious Rani. London...Notable American Women 1607-1950. Ed. James, Edward T. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University...118-151. Craven, Wesley Frank and James Lea Cate, eds. The Army Air Forces in...
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The Hidden History of the Balfour Declaration
Magazine article by John Cornelius; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 24, November 2005
Subjects: Balfour, Arthur James (1848-1930), Diplomacy, England, European history, Government, International, International relations, International relations-UK, International trade, Jews, Palestinian territory, Palestinians, Politics, Rothschild, Walter, Social conditions & trends, Trade relations, War, Zionism
...had been deceived. The second book is Arthur James Balfour by Lord Balfours niece, Blanche Dug...admiralty early in the war under the direction of Sir Alfred Ewing. Kahn reveals that Ewing remained the head of Room 40 from the fall of...
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Season Preview 2011-12: The Year's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays
Magazine article by Diep Tran; American Theatre, Vol. 28, October 2011
Subjects: Drama--Appreciation, Drama--Calendars, Drama--Personalities, Plays--Appreciation, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Personalities
...Lion in Winter, James Goldman; dir: Jenny...from John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock. Feb 2...adapt and lyrics: James E. Grote; music...Mar30-Apr15. James and the Giant Peach...Gayle Stahlhuth from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...from John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock. Apr 24...
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February on Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 22, February 2005
Subjects: Performing arts--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars
...Barkley and Craig D. James; lyrics and music...Harry Allard and James Marshall; dir...Shakespeare; dir: Sir Peter Hall. Feb...Fine, John Christy Ewing; dir: Burke Byrnes...Presidents Shoulder, James Still. Thru Feb...John Strand from Alfred de Musset; dir...


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These Tables Show the Performance
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 1, 2009
...65 77 69 210 99.4 CITY OF LONDON Sir John Casss Foundation 90 86 97 272...Sebright School 86 82 92 259 100.4 Sir Thomas Abney School 88 81 88 258 100...Shaftesbury Park 77 65 97 239 101.1 Sir James Barrie 84 73 82 239 99.3 High View...
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Am I a Slut If I Sleep with Two Who Have Other Lovers?; Dr VERNON COLEMAN'S CASEBOOK
Newspaper article by Vernon Coleman; The People (London, England), August 18, 1996
...Evennett MP; Margaret Ewing MP; Alex Falconer...George Foulkes MP; James Fox; Liz Fraser; John Garrett MP; Sir John Gielgud; Dr...John Heppell MP; James Hill MP; David Hinchliffe...Lord Pandit Prof Dr Sir Anton Jayasuriya...Fergus Montogomery MP; Alfred Morris MP; David...
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Will I Cause My Wife Misery If I Get My Mistress off My Chest?; Dr VERNON COLEMAN'S; CASEBOOK
Newspaper article by Vernon Coleman; The People (London, England), April 20, 1997
...David Evennett, Margaret Ewing, Andrew Faulds, Mark...Hardy, John Heppell, James Hill, David Hinchliffe...Mills, Austin Mitchell, Sir Fergus Montgomery, Alfred Morris, Chris Mullin...CBE, Gerry Sutcliffe, Sir Teddy Taylor, Paddy Tipping...


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Ewing, Sir James Alfred
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EWING, SIR JAMES ALFRED yoo ing, 1855 1935, Scottish engineer and physicist. As professor...Cambridge (1890 1903), he helped establish programs in engineering. Ewing was director of naval education in Great Britain (1903 16) and was...


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