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Scholarship programmes still exist with 10-15 scholarships being awarded each year. The scholarships are directed at outstanding engineers who, like Sir Joseph Whitworth, have excellent academic and practical skills and the qualities needed to succeed in industry, who are wishing to embark/or have already commenced on an engineering degree-level programme of any engineering discipline. As of 2018, the Scholarship pays up to £5,450 per year for up to four years in the case of a full time undergraduate. The handling and administration of the awards is now carried out by the
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One of the most prominent forms of his generosity was his development of the Whitworth Scholarships with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Still running to this day, this provides financial opportunities for young engineers with a strong blend of academic and practical abilities. The Whitworth
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In 1841 Whitworth devised a standard for screw threads with a fixed thread angle of 55° and having a standard pitch for a given diameter. This soon became the first nationally standardised system; its adoption by the railway companies, who until then had all used different screw threads, led to its
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techniques on three trial surfaces. Up until his introduction of the scraping technique, the same three-plate method was employed using polishing techniques, giving less accurate results. This led to an explosion of development of precision instruments using these flat-surface generation techniques
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in Derbyshire. The plan was that Whitworth would become a partner in the business. From the outset he was fascinated by the mill's machinery and soon he mastered the techniques of the cotton spinning industry but even at this age he noticed the poor standards of accuracy and was critical of the
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milling machinery. This early exposure to the mechanics of the industry forged in him the ambition to make machinery with much greater precision. His apprenticeship at Amber Mill lasted for a four-year term after which he worked for another four years as a mechanic in a factory in
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had a smaller bore of 0.451 inches (11.455 mm) which was hexagonal, fired an elongated hexagonal bullet and had a faster rate of twist rifling than the Enfield, and its performance during tests in 1859 was superior to the Enfield's in every way. The test was reported in
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gun with a 2.75 inches (69.85 mm) bore, a 12 pounds 11 ounces (5.75 kg) projectile and a range of about 6 miles (10 km). The spirally-grooved projectile was patented in 1855. This was rejected by the British Army, who preferred the guns from
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Whitworth developed great skill as a mechanic while working for Maudslay, developing various precision machine tools and also introducing a box casting scheme for the iron frames of machine tools that simultaneously increased their rigidity and reduced their weight.
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While trying to increase the bursting strength of his gun barrels, Whitworth patented a process called "fluid-compressed steel" for casting steel under pressure and built a new steel works near Manchester. Some of his castings were shown at the Great Exhibition in
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on 23 April as a great success. However, the new bore design was found to be prone to fouling and it was four times more expensive to manufacture than the Enfield, so it was rejected by the British government, only to be adopted by the
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for the advancement of mechanical engineering. He donated a sum of £128,000 to the government in 1868 (approximately £6.5 million in 2010) to bring "science and industry" closer together and to fund scholarships. In 1869,
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His next innovation, in 1840, was a measuring technique called "end measurements" that used a precision flat plane and measuring screw, both of his own invention. The system, with a precision of one millionth of an inch
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to support all Whitworth Scholars and to promote engineering in the UK. The Society brings together those Whitworth Scholars who have benefited from Sir Joseph Whitworth's generosity.
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is called Whitworth Lane. In Darley Dale is another Whitworth Park. In recognition of his achievements and contributions to education in Manchester, the Whitworth Building on the
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The Industry of the United States in Machinery, Manufactures, and Useful and Ornamental Arts. Compiled from the Official Reports of Messrs. Whitworth and Wallis
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and other machine tools, which became renowned for their high standard of workmanship. Whitworth is attributed with the introduction of the
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Whitworth received many awards for the excellence of his designs and was financially very successful. In 1850, then a President of the
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in Darley Dale, Derbyshire and moved there with his second wife Louisa in 1872. He supplied four six-
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where he had travelled in the hope of improving his health. He was buried at St Helen's Church,
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in 1869. Upon his death in 1887, Whitworth bequeathed much of his fortune for the people of
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Ward, A. W.; Curthoys, M. C. (23 September 2004). "Christie, Richard Copley (1830–1901)".
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was a friend of Whitworth's. By Whitworth's will, Christie was appointed one of three
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Whitworth's company merged with the W.G. Armstrong & Mitchell Company to become
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A strong believer in the value of technical education, Whitworth backed the new
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were established as part of his bequest to Manchester after his death. Nearby
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of the British government to design a replacement for the calibre .577-inch
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Graphic representation of formulas for the pitches of threads of screw bolts
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in 1844. In 1853, along with his lifelong friend, artist and art educator
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Plaque from the memorial in Whitworth Park, Darley Dale erected in 1894
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Origins of Street Names in the City Centre of Manchester: A Selection
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Darley's 'Lady Bountiful': Lady Mary Louisa Whitworth, 1829-1896
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In January 1887 at the age of 83, Sir Joseph Whitworth died in
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to his uncle, Joseph Hulse, a cotton spinner at Amber Mill,
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Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects: Guns and Steel
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The Firs, now the Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
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English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist
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The grave of Sir Joseph Whitworth Bart. In the grounds of
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blocks of stone from Darley Dale quarry, for the lions of
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Sir Joseph Whitworth, a Pioneer of Mechanical Engineering
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Confederate Whitworth Sniper: Hexagonal Bullets in 1860
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as a basis for further construction of precise shapes.
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minister, and at an early age developed an interest in
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President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland
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Sir Joseph Whitworth: "the World's Best Mechanician"
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People associated with the University of Manchester
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It later became a 410:Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1857 290:After leaving school Whitworth became an 1348: 1220: 1194: 1040: 1028: 913: 869: 845: 712: 641: 487: 479: 447: 371: 1402:Professional and academic associations 1325:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1317:. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 1280: 1261: 1064: 1052: 1005: 779:'s Main Campus is named in his honour. 242:in Manchester are named in his honour. 1527: 1393:. Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer. 1241: 925: 863: 1183: 901: 819: 817: 454:St Helen's Parish Church, Darley Dale 337:(makers of lathes used primarily for 1625:Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts 1550:19th-century British philanthropists 1187:The Illustrated London Almanack 1869 990: 961:from the original on 3 October 2020. 782: 234:partly funded by Whitworth's money. 1620:19th-century English businesspeople 1610:People of the Industrial Revolution 1418:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1305: 1291: 1135: 1076: 997:"Scientific: Sir Joseph Whitworh". 857: 797:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 691:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 602:". The rifles were capable of sub- 382:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 262:Whitworth was born in John Street, 136:Institution of Mechanical Engineers 13: 1315:English and American Tool Builders 1190:. 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Whitworth also created the 58: 57:By unknown artist, Whitworth 1585:Fellows of the Royal Society 1565:British mechanical engineers 1342:UK public library membership 1122:whitworthscholarships.org.uk 999:The Manufacturer and Builder 807: 708: 497:Accuracy and standardisation 470:The Manufacturer and Builder 349:'s calculating machine, the 252: 7: 1264:Joseph Whitworth: Toolmaker 1248:Imperial Measures of Length 938:Whitworth & Wallis 1854 532:), was demonstrated at the 425:Manchester School of Design 314:, alongside such people as 10: 1641: 1387:Whitworth, Joseph (1873). 1281:Kilburn, Terrence (1990). 1176: 734:Manchester Royal Infirmary 647:12-pounder Whitworth rifle 638:12-pounder Whitworth rifle 635: 622:National Rifle Association 598:, where they were called " 555: 546:British Standard Whitworth 515:) during the 1830s, using 507:Whitworth popularised the 503:British Standard Whitworth 500: 427:. In 1868, he founded the 408:in 1859. He was elected a 384:, he built a house called 333:Whitworth also worked for 193:British Standard Whitworth 20: 1570:Engineers from Lancashire 1469: 1464: 1457: 1449: 1442: 1434: 1424: 1414: 1406: 1401: 1352:"Whitworth, Joseph"  1349:Seccombe, Thomas (1900). 1262:Kilburn, Terence (1987). 973:"Scholarships and Awards" 678: 285: 169: 152: 141: 127: 120: 112: 93: 68: 50: 32: 1167:Ward & Curthoys 2004 795:, then president of the 777:University of Manchester 443: 280:West Riding of Yorkshire 214:Whitworth was created a 1580:English philanthropists 1380:2027/coo.31924030701001 1221:Bradshaw, L.D. 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In 1854 he bought 335:Holtzapffel & Co 203:, often called the " 34:Sir Joseph Whitworth 1615:Bessemer Gold Medal 1307:Roe, Joseph Wickham 1242:Edkins, Jo (2009). 835:on 15 October 2015. 793:Prof. Hele-Shaw FRS 746:Whitworth Institute 509:three-plates method 312:screw-cutting lathe 247:Armstrong Whitworth 142:Significant advance 1311:"Ch. IX Whitworth" 1301:. London: Longman. 1266:. Scarthin Books. 876:The London Gazette 719: 650: 596:American Civil War 494: 486: 458: 378: 339:ornamental turning 122:Engineering career 1590:Firearm designers 1575:English inventors 1489: 1488: 1450:Succeeded by 1425:Succeeded by 1416:President of the 1410:William Fairbairn 1340:(Subscription or 1234:978-0-907511-87-8 916:, pp. 57–58. 789:Whitworth Society 783:Whitworth Society 751:The university's 742:Christie Hospital 436:made Whitworth a 353:. 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Armstrong Whitworth
Stockport

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