Wilkinson, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1895-1975
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1895-02-02 - 1975-08
Biographical Note
[From Aircraft Engines of the World, 1966/67]: Author and Publisher of Aircraft Engines of the World Series between 1941 and 1967 (possibly until 1975). Located at 5900 Kingswood Road, N.W., Washington D.C. 20014, U.S.A.
Occupations
Languages Used
- Language: English. Script: Latin
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Aircraft Diesels [Second Printing], 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 103, Call No.: TL 704.2 .W47
Identifier: 20170272
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).
Purpose: Informational.
Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical monograph written for a knowledgable audience by Paul H. Wilkinson. From back flap: "Mr. Wilkinson served his engineering apprenticeship with the British Thomson-Houston Company, Ltd. (English branch of the General Electric Company). Later, he went to the Royal Aircraft Establishment and spent most of his time during the World War (1914-1919) on inspection of British...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940
Diesel Aviation Engines, 1940, 1942
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 104, Call No.: TL 704.2 .W53
Identifier: 20123097
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)
Purpose: Informational
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Technical monograph about diesel engines used in various types of aircraft. Written by Paul H. Wilkinson, "Diesel Aviation Consulting Engineer" From Chapter 1: "Most people in the United States who are interested in aviation associate the gasoline engine with the airplane as its power plant.True, the gasoline engine has made flight possible and it has been...
Dates:
Copyright: 1940; Publication: 1942
Gas Turbines, 1951, 1946
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 115, Call No.: TJ 778 .S67
Identifier: 20160509
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Technical textbook written by Harry A. Sorensen, "Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, The State College of Washington."From the Preface; "The fourth edition of a technical monograph written for an educated audience by G. Geoffrey Smith, M.B.E., editor of Flight magazine, the leadin
"The essential objective of this...
Dates:
Copyright: 1951; Publication: 1946