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第51回（1986年） Winner
William Barton Wright
ウィリアム・バートン・ライト
Uiriamu Baaton Raito
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1828-11-13 （Murton, North Shields, Northumberland, England）
- 死没
- 1915-05-07 （St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England） 86歳
- 国籍
- British
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Bayswater, London → Dover → St Leonards-on-Sea → Madras (now Chennai), India
経歴
- 職業
- Mechanical engineer, Locomotive superintendent, Tea plantation owner, Mine owner
- 活動期間
- 1845年〜1892年
- 所属
- Institution of Civil Engineers (member), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (member)
- 所属団体
- Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- 影響を受けた人物
- Daniel Gooch, Archibald Sturrock, John Hawkshaw
- 影響を与えた人物
- John Aspinall, Locomotive design practice on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Works (Great Western Railway) | — | Apprenticeship and drawing office (locomotive works) | — | 1845–1851 | England |
Swindon Works (Great Western Railway)
Apprenticeship and drawing office (locomotive works)
期間:
1845–1851
卒業年:
1851
国:
England
Apprenticed under Daniel Gooch; worked in the erecting shop and the drawing office.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers | — | — | Institution of Civil Engineers | 受任 |
| 1878 | Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | — | — | Institution of Mechanical Engineers | 受任 |
Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
1869
主催:
Institution of Civil Engineers
結果:
受任
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1878
主催:
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
結果:
受任
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
L&YR 528 class (Class 25)
1876年 Locomotive designDesigned as 0-6-0 goods locomotives; many were built by outside firms. Practical, durable designs emphasizing maintainability; many remained in service for decades.
PracticalityDurabilityMaintainability
L&YR 111 class (0-4-4T)
1877年 Locomotive design (tank engine for local passenger services)Designed as tank engines for local passenger services; ordered from multiple builders and widely deployed.
Passenger serviceEfficiencyStandardization
L&YR Barton Wright 4-4-0 (629 class)
1880年 Locomotive design (express passenger)4-4-0 express passenger locomotives; some were continued with minor modifications by his successor.
High-speed servicePerformance improvement
作風・主題
- 文体
- Not literary style; in engineering he favored concise, functional designs emphasizing practicality and maintainability.
- 頻出モチーフ
- StandardizationLife-extension through rebuildingCombination of outsourced and in-house construction
評価・遺産
He is credited with modernizing locomotive design and maintenance practices on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, introducing several practical classes of locomotives and contributing to the planning of Horwich Works.
記念館・博物館
- Science Museum Group (collection) London, UK
関連学会
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers
資料所蔵先
- Science Museum Group collection (person/collection materials)
大衆文化への影響
- Barton Wright Road in Ayanavaram, Madras (street name commemorating him)
豆知識
- There is a Barton Wright Road in Ayanavaram, Madras (now Chennai).
- His son Edward William Barton-Wright was a pioneer promoter of Asian martial arts in the West (associated with Bartitsu).