Memorial Tributes Volume 24 (2022) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
DIARMUID DOWNS
DIARMUID DOWNS
Pages 76-79
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 77... ...
In 1947 he was made head of the Petrol Engine Department, in 1957 he became a member of the board and in 1967 managing director, and in 1976 he was appointed joint chair and managing director, a post he retained until his retirement in 1987. He was A detailed biographical memoir of Sir Diarmuid Downs was published by the Royal Society in March 2019.
|
From page 78... ...
for his research: the George Stephenson Research Prize and the Crompton Lanchester Medal, both in 1951, and the Dugald Clerk Prize the following year. In 1985 he received the James Alfred Ewing Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and in 1986 the FISITA Medal of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies.
|
From page 79... ...
Sir Diarmuid was survived by his wife Carmel (née Chillman; she died November 2, 2016) ; their children Ann, Lucy, Clare, and Martin; and five grandchildren.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.