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John Scott Russell

British naval engineer (1808–1882)

  • Fame47.9
  • Momentum0.5
  • Wikipedia898
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Lived 1808–1882, aged 74
ScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    17 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1808–1882
    Aged 74
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-20

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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  • 约翰·史考特·罗素
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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