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Robert S. Silver
Pages 216-221

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From page 217...
... He returned to academia, after a successful career in industry, to become a professor of mechanical engineering at the HeriotWatt University in Edinburgh and later to become the James Watt Chair at Glasgow University, from which he retired in 1979. Immediately after the war, he turned his attention to the redesign of the ubiquitous coal-burning fireplaces, which were used in homes and offices all over the United Kingdom.
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From page 218...
... This was a difficult decision for him, as he had a great love for education and at the same time wanted to remain active in seawater demineralization. He wrote fundamental papers on the theory of condensation of pure liquids, on combustion, and on explosives.
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... He received many honors and awards, of which the following is a partial list: Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering, 1979 The George Stevenson Prize of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers for studies of convective circulation in water tube boilers, 1945 The William lack Prize from the University of Glasgow for the best D.Sc. thesis in the previous biennium, 1948 The Heat Transfer Division Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his contributions to seawater clemineralization, 1963 The Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1967 The UNESCO Prize for Science for his work in desalination.
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... He could discourse intelligently on topics from theoretical physics and engineering to politics, economics, and religion. He was a stimulating and steadfast friend.
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