Herbert Stuart (other)
Herbert Stuart may refer to: * Herbert Arthur Stuart (1899–1974), German experimental physicist * Herbert Akroyd Stuart (1864–1927), English inventor * Herbert Stuart (priest) The Venerable Canon Herbert James Stuart CB, MA (14 February 1924 – 24 February 2019) was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. Early life He was born on 14 February 1924, educated at Trinity College, Dublin a ...

Herbert Arthur Stuart
Herbert Arthur Stuart (27 March 1899, Zurich – 8 April 1974, Hanover) was a German experimental physicist who made contributions in molecular physics research. During World War II, he was director of the experimental physics department at the ''Technische Hochschule Dresden''. From 1955, he was the head of the high polymer physics laboratory at the University of Mainz. Education From 1920 to 1925, Stuart studied at the University of Würzburg and the University of Göttingen. In 1925, he was awarded his doctorate under James Franck at the University of Göttingen; his thesis was on resonance fluorescence of mercury vapor. He then went to work and study with Otto Stern, director of the "Institut für physikalische Chemie" (Institute for Physical Chemistry) at the ''Universität Hamburg'' and then with Richard Gans, director of the ''II. Physikalische Institut'' (Second Physics Institute) at the '' Albertus-Universität Königsberg'' (today, the Immanuel Kant State University of ...
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Herbert Akroyd Stuart
Herbert Akroyd-Stuart (28 January 1864 – 19 February 1927) was an English inventor who is noted for his invention of the hot bulb engine, or heavy oil engine. Life Akroyd-Stuart was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, but lived in Australia for a period in his early years. He was educated at Newbury Grammar School (now St. Bartholomew's School) and Finsbury Technical College in London. He was the son of Charles Stuart, founder of the Bletchley Iron and Tinplate Works, joining his father in the business in 1887. Oil engines In 1885, Akroyd Stuart accidentally spilt paraffin oil (kerosene) into a pot of molten tin. The paraffin oil vaporised and caught fire when in contact with a paraffin lamp. This gave him an idea to pursue the possibility of using paraffin oil (very similar to modern-day diesel) for an engine, which unlike petrol proved difficult to vaporise in a carburettor because its volatility is insufficient. His first prototype engines were built in 1886. In 1890, in ...
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