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Sir James Swinburne FRS (February 28, 1858 – March 30, 1958) was a British electrical engineer and manufacturer. He was born in Inverness in 1858 into a well-known Northumbrian family. Educated at Clifton College, he went to work at a locomotive works in Manchester and later to a Tyneside firm where he became interested in electrical work. Often called the "Father of British Plastics", Swinburne revolutionized the plastics industry throughout Europe and his native Britain. Swinburne was a prominent engineer in the electrical industry. He worked on the first electric lightbulb and coined many new electrical words. Swinburne was a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) for a record-breaking 73 years, serving as president from 1902 to 1903. He was named a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1906. He soon joined the Faraday Society, serving as its president from 1909 to 1911. He briefly explored thermodynamics. His involvement with plastic began with his introduction to phenol formaldehyde. Swinburne was so impressed with the possibilities of the product that he formed a company called Fireproof Celluloid Syndicate Limited, which was dedicated to research and marketing of the product. Swinburne and Leo Baekeland later founded the Demard Lacquer Company, which eventually became Bakelite Limited, which Swinburne served as chairman and, in 1948, as honorary president. In 1934, Swinburne succeeded his kinsman as 9th Baronet of Capheaton, Northumberland. Sir James Swinburne died a month after his 100th birthday. ==Writings== Swinburne authored a number of books, including: * ''Practical electrical units popularly explained : with numerous illustrations and remarks'' (London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1883). * ''Entropy; or, Thermodynamics from an engineer's standpoint, and the reversibility of thermodynamics'' (Westminster: Constable, 1904). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir James Swinburne, 9th Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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