6-1044: John Swan may refer to: John Swan (engineer) (1787–1869), British marine engineer, pioneer of the screw propeller and inventor of the self-acting chain messenger John Swan (Bermudian politician) (born 1935), Bermudian politician John Swan (British politician) (1877–1956), British Labour Party politician John Macallan Swan (1846–1910), English painter and sculptor John Swan (architect) (1874–1936), New Zealand architect John Swan (cricketer) (1848–1924), English cricketer John Swan (priest) , Anglican Anglican; Archdeacon of Lilley and of Brisbane John Swan (born 1952), Scottish-Australian singer, also known as Swanee John Swan (Neighbours) , fictional character in Australian soap opera Neighbours See also [ edit ] John Swann (disambiguation) John F. De Swan (1876–1956), United States Army private and Medal of Honor recipient [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
12-567: Is buried in Abney Park Cemetery and his memorial is listed for preservation as Grade II. His inscription reads: Few men have been greater benefactors to their country than the late John Swan. He was the original inventor of the "screw propeller "in the year '24, as now used in HMS, and published by the late Dr Birkbeck, in the Mechanics Register of the same date. The Deceased was also
18-577: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Swan (engineer) John Swan (1787–1869) was an engineer who worked for the shipbuilder Charles Gordon & Co. in Deptford . In 1824, he demonstrated the efficacy of the screw propeller using a model boat on a pond in the grounds of Mr Gordon's house in Dulwich . Others present included Captain Forbes of
24-524: The Royal Navy and Dr. George Birkbeck , who wrote in praise of the invention in The Mechanics' Register , The velocity and steadiness of the motion so far exceeded that of the same model when impelled by paddle-wheels driven by the same spring, that I could not doubt its superiority; and the stillness of the water was such as to give to the vessel the appearance of being moved by some magical power. Swan
30-404: The inventor of the "self acting chain messenger " introduced into the navy in 1831, a saving to the nation of about £70,000 a year. Admiral Dundas frankly compensed that it was a very great saving both of money and men's lives and that the inventor deserved every encouragement, but unfortunately by some means or other the "ingenious and modest inventor" as he was styled by Dr Birkbeck never received
36-403: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Swan&oldid=1251941755 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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