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JOHN H. HORLOCK
Pages 162-167

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From page 163...
... Born April 19, 1928, John Horlock grew up in Winchmore Hill, north London, with his older sister Beryl and their parents, Harold Edgar and Olive Margaret Horlock. His father ran an undertaking firm, Blake and Horlock, in Edmonton.
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... In 1967 he returned to Cambridge where he held a chair and became deputy head of the Department of Engineering, which had nearly 1,000 students and a teaching staff of about 100. In addition, he chaired the Mechanical Engineering Committee of the Science Research Council, the UK agency that from 1965 to 1981 was in charge of publicly funded scientific research ­ ctivities.
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From page 165...
... In addition, during his tenure he was known as "the students' vice chancellor," and in 1991 the Association of Open University Graduates established the Sir John Horlock Award for Science. In retirement he published on gas turbines and combined cycles, notably an account tracing the history of combined cycle plants to the early part of the 20th cen­ tury: Combined Power Plants: Including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)
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From page 166...
... Tom Sawyer Award in recognition of his contributions to advancing the purpose of the gas turbine industry and to the International Gas Turbine Institute over a substantial period of time. In 2001 he was selected for the Institute of Civil Engineers' James Alfred Ewing Medal in recognition of his meritorious contributions to the science of engineering in the field of research.
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... They were married June 8, 1953. John is survived by Lady Sheila Horlock, daughters Alison Heap and Jane Spencer, son Tim Horlock, and eight grandchildren.
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