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Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (1863–1930) Electrical engineer
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Abstract
Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton was an electrical engineer, holding memberships of the Institutes of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering; as well being a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was also one of the early non-medical X-ray experimenters and is notable for producing the first X-ray image in the United Kingdom, on 8 January 1896. He was active in the Röntgen Society of London and became its President in 1911–1912. One of his major interests was the theory of television production. Campbell-Swinton ended his scientific career as a consulting engineer in London. This brief biography gives special reference to Campbell-Swinton’s work with X-rays.
Abstract
Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton was an electrical engineer, holding memberships of the Institutes of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering; as well being a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was also one of the early non-medical X-ray experimenters and is notable for producing the first X-ray image in the United Kingdom, on 8 January 1896. He was active in the Röntgen Society of London and became its President in 1911–1912. One of his major interests was the theory of television production. Campbell-Swinton ended his scientific career as a consulting engineer in London. This brief biography gives special reference to Campbell-Swinton’s work with X-rays.
Keywords
X-ray imaging in 1896, X-ray tube design, electric lighting, television theory, Turbinia, Röntgen Society, Royal Society, Nature, William George Armstrong, Charles Parsons, Gugliemo Marconi, Lord Salisbury, King Edward VII, Royal Photographic Society
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Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (1863–1930) Electrical engineer
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Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology
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46-49
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2018-06-20
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Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2018;68(1):46-49.
Keywords
X-ray imaging in 1896
X-ray tube design
electric lighting
television theory
Turbinia
Röntgen Society
Royal Society
Nature
William George Armstrong
Charles Parsons
Gugliemo Marconi
Lord Salisbury
King Edward VII
Royal Photographic Society
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Richard F. Mould