Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton
Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton (born October 18, 1863 in Edinburgh , Scotland, † February 19, 1930 in London ) was a British electrical engineer .
His father was a law professor at Edinburgh University.
After his school education at Fettes College he went from 1882 to 1887 in the electrical engineering department of William George Armstrong's company in Elswick-on-Tyne . He developed cables with lead sheaths that prevented moisture from penetrating the insulation and thus solved an important problem with the installation of electrical systems in shipbuilding.
In 1887 he opened his own electrical engineering office in London. After X-rays were discovered on November 8, 1895 , Swinton published his first photographic X-ray image on January 23, 1896 in the journal Nature . For the first time he observed the thermal effect of focused cathode rays .
literature
- Sieghard Scheffczyk: The man who recommended Guglielmo Marconi . In: CQ DL DAS AMATEURFUNKMAGAZIN, 11-2013, p. 803 f.
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| SURNAME | Swinton, Alan Archibald Campbell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British electrical engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1930 |
| Place of death | London |