Identity area
Reference code
Parsons/Folder 1-3
Unique identifier
GB 275 Parsons/Folder 1-3
Title
Letters from Sir Charles Parsons to his brother, Laurence Parsons, Earl of Rosse
Date(s)
- 1890–1936 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
47 letters paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1854-1931)
Biographical history
Admitted pensioner at St John's 1873; B.A. 1877; M.A. 1894; K.C.B. 1911; J.P. for Northumberland; High Sheriff 1910; President of the British Association 1919; F.R.S. 1898; Designed and built The Turbinia , the first turbine driven vessel, 1894. It is through his work that the turbine became the prime mover for the generation of electricity in the largest power stations and for the propulsion of the largest and fastest vessels.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by the Hon. G. L. Parsons, 1936.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Concerns the development and testing of steam powered turbines, the Turbinia and other vessels.