NAHSTE: Some Scottish Pioneers of World Industries

Some Scottish Pioneers of World Industries
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0582 HWC 3/1/60/26-28
Date(s)	17 January 1959
Extent and medium of the unit of description	3 reprints
Name of creator	Nisbet \| Hugh Bryan \| 1902-1969 \| principal of Heriot-Watt University
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Three printed copies of the Presidential Address entitled: Some Scottish Pioneers of World Industries, given to the Watt Club by Hugh Bryan Nisbet in which he discusses the contribution which Scottish individuals have made to the advancement of our civilisation and particularly concentrates on power and steam, gas and oil. He discusses the work of James Watt, William Murdock and James Young in this field
Index
Subjects	Civilisation Gas Industry Oil Pioneers Steam
People	Murdock \| William \| 1754-1839 \| engineer and inventor of gas lighting Nisbet \| Hugh Bryan \| 1902-1969 \| principal of Heriot-Watt University Watt \| James \| 1736-1819 \| engineer Young \| James \| 1811-1883 \| chemical engineer
Businesses and Organisations	The Watt Club \| 1854- \| professional and social institution \| Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Some Scottish Pioneers of World Industries