36-690: James , Jim or Jimmy Blyth may refer to: James Blyth (engineer) (1839–1906), Scottish electrical engineer James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth (1841–1925), English businessman and Liberal Party supporter James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington (born 1940), Scottish businessman Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1890) (1890–?), Scottish footballer Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1979), Scottish footballer Jim Blyth (footballer, born 1955) , Scottish football goalkeeper Jimmy Blythe (1901–1931), American musician See also [ edit ] Blyth (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
72-765: A few to name all the available degrees can be found at the courses homepage . To get into the undergraduate degrees you need to have the 48 credits for the BSc degree and 60 credits for the master's degree. The credit conversion table can be found at this page UCAS credit table . To apply to one of the undergraduate courses you have to do this through UCAS which is an online application form. They are two postgraduate taught degrees available and these are MSc/PgDip in Forensic Science and MSc/PgDip in Forensic Informatics. Both of these degrees last one year and it
108-738: A former church. The development would give the College a new and expanded home for the Andersonian Library as well as new accommodation for its new social sciences departments – this opening as the McCance Building in 1964 , whilst the merged University of Strathclyde would take possession of the entire complex which included the 13-storey Alec House in 1965 which it subsequently renamed the Livingstone Tower. In 1959, renowned physicist Sir Samuel Curran took up
144-479: A paper delivered to the Philosophical Society of Glasgow on 2 May 1888, Blyth described the wind turbine as being "of a tripod design, with a 33-foot windshaft, four arms of 13 feet with canvas sails, and a Burgin dynamo driven from the flywheel using a rope". The turbine produced enough power to light ten 25-volt bulbs in a "moderate breeze" and could even be used to power a small lathe. Over
180-619: A paper to the Royal Society of Edinburgh espousing his belief in the benefits of renewable energy sources, particularly wind but also wave energy. Later that year he was awarded the Brisbane Gold Medal by the Royal Scottish Society of Arts for his work in producing electrical energy from wind, but his wind turbine was not considered to be economically viable. Blyth's other research interests included
216-467: A very highly rated reputation. The department of Pure and Applied Chemistry offers three types of degrees; Undergraduate, Postgraduate taught and Postgraduate research. The undergraduate degree lasts for four years and students have the choice of 10 areas to study in. some of these areas are a Masters Chemistry degree, a Masters Forensic and Analytical Chemistry degree, Chemistry and teaching, BSc Chemistry degree and BSc Chemistry with Drug Discovery are just
252-594: Is a course taught by the Strathclyde University Business School in the Royal College of Science and Technology. The course offers to help students understand the language of technology and of business and the communication skills used by managers on a daily basis. The uniqueness of this course allows undergraduates to understand interrelationships between technology and business. Because of the wide variety of options available in
288-541: Is a follow-on from the undergraduate degree. The department of Pure and Applied Chemistry is located in the Royal College Building on level 6. The department of Chemistry was not always in the royal college building because it was established before the University of Strathclyde. This department was established in the 19th Century and over the last 200 years it has become an accredited department with
324-596: Is a progression from the undergraduate degree. They are few people who take the Postgraduate teaching degree after doing an undergraduate degree because they have graduated and found a job. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is housed inside the Royal College of science and technology. The department boasts over 200 academic, research, technical and support staff, 250 PhD, MPhil and MSc students and over 600 undergraduates. The highest ratings for both teaching provision and research as determined by
360-562: Is currently occupied by Strathclyde University and houses the following academic departments: The Department of Bioscience in the Faculty of Science was originally in the royal college building but with the completion of the new John Arbuthnot (SIPBS) building the department has moved. The courses available are still the same with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees available. The undergraduate degrees available are split into two subjects: Biological and Biomedical Science; and Pharmacy. Some of
396-526: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Blyth (engineer) James Blyth (4 April 1839 – 15 May 1906) was a Scottish electrical engineer and academic at Anderson's College, now the University of Strathclyde , in Glasgow . He was a pioneer in the field of electricity generation through wind power and his wind turbine , which
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#1732798145986432-643: The College of Science and Arts , Allan Glen's Institution , the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry and Atkinson's Institution . In the case of Anderson's Institute, the history of the college could be traced back to 1796 . Because of the ever-increasing number of students attending the college, larger premises became necessary. Work to expand the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College building began in 1903, taking nine years to complete. At that time, it
468-492: The Royal College Building has served as the centrepiece building of the University of Strathclyde . Local nicknames for the Royal College, and its antecedents, – The Tech – and – The Poly (from Polytechnic ) – are now rarely used as younger generations of students have only ever known it as the University of Strathclyde. Despite this, the names Tech and Techies are still used by some students of
504-620: The General Assembly Normal School, Edinburgh in 1856. After graduating as a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Edinburgh in 1861, Blyth taught mathematics at Morrison's Academy in Crieff and established the technical and scientific curriculum for the newly established George Watson's College in Edinburgh. Blyth completed his Master of Arts in 1871 and in the same year married Jesse Wilhelmena Taylor at
540-476: The Glasgow engineering company, Mavor and Coulson, to build a second, improved turbine, which was used to supply emergency power to the Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary of Montrose ; the system operated successfully for the next 30 years. Blyth's original wind generator was the first known structure by which electricity was generated from wind power, but its lack of a braking mechanism meant it
576-482: The Scottish College of Commerce). Its main building on George Street now serves as one of the major academic and administration buildings of the University of Strathclyde. Originally the "Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College", The Royal College of Science and Technology was formed in 1887. Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College'was formed through the amalgamation of Anderson's Institute ,
612-632: The UK national assessment bodies are also seen within this department. It offers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. The department has always maintained a top research rating. In 2008, Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results confirmed EEE at Strathclyde as the top EEE research Department in Scotland, and positioned it third in the UK (out of 33). The current undergraduate courses offered by this department include: Technology and Business Studies Technology and Business Studies
648-637: The United Presbyterian Church in Athol Place, Edinburgh. They had two sons and five daughters, two of whom died in infancy. "His students – gone forth from the classroom, and radiated over the country and to far corners of the world... all bear in the secret structure of their minds the impress of Professor Blyth's teaching, and will cherish through life, with reverence and affection, the memory of their teacher and friend." Obituary – Professor James Muir In 1880 Blyth
684-873: The degrees available in Biological and Biomedical Science are BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Biomedical Sciences, Forensic Biology. The full list can be found at the courses homepage . There are five postgraduate degrees; MSc/PgDip in Clinical Pharmacy, MSc/PgDip in Food Biotechnology, MSc/PgDip in Food Science and Microbiology, MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Analysis and MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice. The postgraduate degree
720-492: The next few years Blyth experimented with a number of different designs. The final design operated for the next 25 years and produced surplus electricity which Blyth offered to the people of Marykirk to light the main street of the town. But his offer was rejected, as the people thought electricity was "the work of The Devil". Blyth was awarded a UK patent ( GB19,401 ) for his "wind engine" in November 1891. In 1895 he licensed
756-566: The north of the 1903 building. An extension was added onto the John Street side of the building in 1949 which housed a new swimming pool. St Paul's Church was purchased by the College in 1953 to act as its Chaplaincy, whilst in 1956 construction began on the new Engineering Block on Montrose Street (subsequently named as the James Weir Building ). A new Student's Union was built in 1959 on John Street. The Engineering Block
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#1732798145986792-597: The position of principal of the Royal College of Science and Technology, and following extensive discussions with Sir Keith Murray (chairman of the University Grants Committee), the College was granted full university status in 1964 as the University of Strathclyde . Curran was appointed its first Principal and Vice-Chancellor. This was the first new university in Scotland for 381 years and the first technological university in Britain, thus initiating
828-591: The relative efficiency of different forms of lighting, telephone communication, and microphones; he also contributed entries on a number of topics for the ninth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Blyth's son, Vincent James (1874–1916), and his son-in-law, George Edwin Allan (1870–1955), both became demonstrators, assistants and lecturers in the Department of Natural Philosophy. Blyth himself
864-480: The rival University of Glasgow in a jocular/derogatory context to describe the University of Strathclyde and its students/alumini. The nickname The Tech amongst locals did transfer to some extent to the Glasgow College of Technology (founded in 1971 ), but it too would go on to achieve university status in 1993 when it became Glasgow Caledonian University . The Royal College Building on George Street
900-404: 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=James_Blyth&oldid=736609128 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
936-518: The trend of formation of modern technical universities in Britain as part of the wider Robbins Report . Sir Samuel remained at the university until retirement in 1980 – the replacement building for the Andersonian Library opened that year was named in his honour. Following the recommendation of the Robbins Committee , the Scottish College of Commerce amalgamated with the College to form the University of Strathclyde in 1964. Since then,
972-503: Was also well known in the local community through a series of popular lectures and demonstrations. In July 1887 Blyth built a cloth-sailed wind turbine (or "windmill") in the garden of his holiday cottage in Marykirk and used the electricity it produced to charge accumulators ; the stored electricity was used to power the lights in his cottage, which thus became the first house in the world to be powered by wind-generated electricity. In
1008-484: Was appointed Freeland Professor of Natural Philosophy at Anderson's College, Glasgow, which became the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College in 1886. Whilst teaching at the technical college he pursued an active research programme with a particular interest in the generation and storage of electricity from wind power. Blyth was liked by his students and colleagues who admired his hard working nature, down-to-earth attitude and willingness to roll up his sleeves. He
1044-455: Was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Glasgow in 1900. He died from apoplexy at his home in Glasgow on 15 May 1906. His friend James Colville remembered him as "a true man of science...one who by insight, patient toil, and mechanical ingenuity did much in his day to explain and illustrate many of the facts of physical science." The Professor James Blyth Memorial Committee , composed of Blyth's former students and associates,
1080-586: Was considered uneconomical and no more wind turbines were built in the United Kingdom until 1951, some 64 years after Blyth built his first prototype. James Blyth was born in Marykirk , Kincardineshire , on 4 April 1839 to John Blyth, an innkeeper and small farmer, and his wife Catherine. He attended the Marykirk parish school and later, the Montrose Academy before winning a scholarship to
1116-575: Was established in March 1907 to raise funds for a memorial to him. The memorial eventually took the form of endowing the Blyth Memorial Prizes, and erecting a wall plaque in the college. The turbine at Montrose Asylum was dismantled in 1914. Britain's first public utility wind turbine did not come into operation until 1951, when a prototype turbine built by John Brown Engineering of Glasgow was installed at Costa Head , Orkney. In 2021 he
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1152-473: Was extended in 1962 along with a new Chemistry Block (later named for the College's famous alumnus Thomas Graham ) built on the former site of John Street Ironworks. All four buildings form what is now known as the "Island Site", and have undergone major renovations in recent years. In 1961 the Royal College entered into an agreement with Glasgow Corporation to jointly redevelop the adjacent Richmond Street site which had recently been cleared of its housing and
1188-564: Was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame . Royal College of Science and Technology The Royal College of Science and Technology was a higher education college that existed in Glasgow , Scotland between 1887 and 1964. Tracing its history back to the Andersonian Institute (founded in 1796 ), it is the direct predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde (along with
1224-641: Was prone to damage in strong winds. In the winter of 1887, some months after Blyth's first wind generator was built, American, Charles F. Brush built the first automatically operated wind turbine. The design of Brush's machine allowed it to be shut down manually to protect it from wind damage. The improved design of the turbine built for the Montrose Lunatic Asylum (which was based on Thomas Robinson's anemometer design) went some way towards solving this problem but it could not be guaranteed to stall in very strong winds. In 1891 Blyth presented
1260-528: Was the largest single educational complex in Europe. After seeking permission from King George V in 1912 the College changed its name to the Royal Technical College . In 1956 there was another change of name for the College and it became the Royal College of Science and Technology. After plans had been stalled by World War 2 , by the 1950s work had resumed on the Royal College's campus to
1296-432: Was used to light his holiday home in Marykirk , was the world's first-known structure by which electricity was generated from wind power. Blyth patented his design and later developed an improved model which served as an emergency power source at Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary for the next 30 years. Although Blyth received recognition for his contributions to science, electricity generation by wind power
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