Glyn Davies (1919–2003)
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- Geboortedatum
- 1919-05-22
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2003-01-06
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- Wales
UK - Opleiding
- Llandrindod Wells, Tonypandy
Cardiff University - Korte biografie
- His studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II; he served in the Royal Dragoons and was present at the Battle of El Alamein. He also took part in the Normandy invasions of 1944. He met his Danish wife Grethe while on active service, and they married in 1947. After the war, he became a primary school teacher before completing his degree in economics and going on to postgraduate study. He lectured at the University of Strathclyde and became an advisor to George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy, when the latter was Secretary of State for Wales. In 1970 he became the first Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance at UWIST, Cardiff, a post he held until his retirement in 1985.
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Large Color photographs of paintings, tapestries, carvings, artifacts, gold work, sculptures and decorative arts from 300 to 1600
Excellent, accessible and detailed text, good index, scientific level bibliography. No illustrations (so what?)
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Foreword
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. The Nature And Origins Of Money And Barter
2. From Primitive And Ancient Money To The Invention Of Coinage, 3000-600 Bc
3. The Development Of Greek And Roman Money, 600 Bc-Ad 400
4. The Penny And The Pound In Medieval European Money, 410-1485
5. The Expansion Of Trade And Finance, 1485-1640
6. The Birth And Early Growth Of British Banking, 1640-1789
7. The Ascendancy Of Sterling, 1789-1914
8. British Monetary Development In The Twentieth Century
9. American Monetary Development Since 1700
10. Aspects Of Monetary Development In Europe And Japan
11.Third World Money And Debt In The Twentieth Century
12.Global Money In Historical Perspective
13. Further Towards A Global Currency
Bibliography
Index… (meer)
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Foreword
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. The Nature And Origins Of Money And Barter
2. From Primitive And Ancient Money To The Invention Of Coinage, 3000-600 Bc
3. The Development Of Greek And Roman Money, 600 Bc-Ad 400
4. The Penny And The Pound In Medieval European Money, 410-1485
5. The Expansion Of Trade And Finance, 1485-1640
6. The Birth And Early Growth Of British Banking, 1640-1789
7. The Ascendancy Of Sterling, 1789-1914
8. British Monetary Development In The Twentieth Century
9. American Monetary Development Since 1700
10. Aspects Of Monetary Development In Europe And Japan
11.Third World Money And Debt In The Twentieth Century
12.Global Money In Historical Perspective
13. Further Towards A Global Currency
Bibliography
Index… (meer)
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As a relatively brief biography of one of the lesser known and more enigmatic British aircraft designers Mr. Davies succeeds admirably. He describes the foibles of Mr. Petter very well while keeping them in the context of the environment they were taking place in. (In this regard, Petter does not seem much more high strung than either Sir Hooker or Sir Camm.)
Although I do believe Mr. Davies soft pedaled the failure of Mr. Petter a bit in regards to airfoil selection of the Welkin, (Although to be fair, Sir Camm was also tad bit late on the thin airfoil/compressibility issues as well.) he does full justice for Mr. Petter in describing the uniqueness of his design work and the quality of the aircraft that resulted.
There are two appendices which are quite brilliant in their descriptions of some aerospace/engineering concepts and their relative brevity. As far the text itself is concerned, there is also a fairly good balance of technical illustrations (Cutaways, etc.) that regrettably did not print too well. Their lack of quality does not really distract from the book. There are of course a few editing issues. But again, they do not detract from the overall quality of the book.
As a biography of an English aviation engineer, this book is as good as anything published by the RRHT. Highly Recommended.
Edit: Although the author briefly touches on the Duncan-Sandys white paper and the consolidation of the industry and its impact on Petter, given the parochialism and patron-ism of the Air Ministry, I'm not sure the average reader today really understands what it did to the aviation industry within the commonwealth as a whole. I wish he had devoted a few more pages to provide a broader background for the reader… (meer)