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Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. [2] In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads . [ 3 ]
Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway , starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953).
Christie was a friend of the industrialist Sir Joseph Whitworth.By Whitworth's will, Christie was appointed one of three legatees, each of whom was left more than half a million pounds for their own use, ‘they being each of them aware of the objects’ to which these funds would have been put by Whitworth.
The 12-pdr rifle was designed in the early 1850s by British manufacturer Joseph Whitworth, who had recently been contracted to improve the Pattern 1853 Enfield.During his experiments with the Enfield, Whitworth was inspired to begin experimenting with a hexagonally-rifled barrel; Whitworth would later apply these principles to his field guns.
A Whitworth Scholarship, named after Joseph Whitworth, is an "award for outstanding engineers, who have excellent academic and practical skills and the qualities needed to succeed in industry, to take an engineering degree-level programme in any engineering discipline".
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English: Photograph of a plaque on the memorial to Joseph Whitworth in the park in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, UK. Date: 3 August 2008: Source: Own work: Author: JMiall:
Joseph Charles Whitworth (born 29 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One side Exeter City on loan from ...