John Scott Russell
✓ Source-basedstableBritish naval engineer (1808-1882)
ScientistsLived 1808 to 1882 · aged 74
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John Scott Russell was a Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He made the discovery of the wave of translation that gave birth to the modern study of solitons, and developed the wave-line system of ship construction.
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The steam carriage, with boiler below the axle and two pistons
Solitary wave in a laboratory wave channel
Scheme of the bow according to the waveline principle
John Scott Russell (builder), Henry Wakefield (Russell's assistant), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (designer) and Lord Derby at the launching of Great Eastern
Maiden voyage of the Bodensee Trajekt, 1869
The Rotunde
A plaque marking the workshop of John Scott Russell at 8 Stafford Street in EdinburghAwards 3
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About this person
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1808 to 1882 · aged 74
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