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Michell, Anthony George Maldon (George) (1870 - 1959)

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Engineer and Inventor

Born: 21 June 1870 Islington, England. Died: 17 February 1959 Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.

Anthony George M. Michell was a consulting engineer based in Melbourne. He invented the Michell Thrust Bearing, a tilting-pad device which made possible much of the modern development of steam and water turbines and of propeller drives for large fast ships.

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Michell, John Henry (1863 - 1940) - Brother [1870 - 1959]

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000641. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 2 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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