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James Sayers
James Sayers may refer to: * James Sayers (caricaturist) James Sayers (or Sayer) (1748 – April 20, 1823) was an English caricaturist . Many of his works are described in the Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum which h ... * James Sayers (physicist) See also * James Sayer (other) {{hndis, Sayers, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sayers (caricaturist)
James Sayers (or Sayer) (1748 – April 20, 1823) was an English caricaturist . Many of his works are described in the Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum which has an extensive holdings of his works collected at the time of original publication by Sarah Sophia Banks. He was born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, the son of a merchant captain. He began as clerk in an attorney's office, and was for a time a member of the borough council. In 1780 his father's death provided him with a small fortune, and he went to London. As a political caricaturist he supported William Pitt the Younger. His plate of "Carlo Khan's triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street" was admitted by Charles James Fox, against whom it was directed, to have damaged his public image. Sayer was always at his best when attacking Fox, whose strong features he portrayed with remarkable power, always so as to make them convey expressions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sayers (physicist)
James Sayers (2 September 1912 – 13 March 1993) was a Northern Irish physicist who played a crucial role in developing centimetric radar, which is now used in microwave ovens. Early life He was born on a farm in Corkey, County Antrim, Ireland. He built a water wheel to provide the farm with electricity. He attended Ballymena Academy. He obtained an MSc at Queen's University Belfast, then attended St John's College, Cambridge gaining a PhD. Career From 1939 to 1943 he conducted research for the Admiralty at the University of Birmingham on centimetric radar, producing the cavity magnetron. He worked with John Randall and Harry Boot. From 1943 to 1945 he was part of a group of British scientists that worked on the Manhattan Project. From 1946 until 1972 he was Professor of Electron Physics at the University of Birmingham. Sayers was responsible for electron density experiments using data gathered by the French satellite FR-1 in 1965. Sayers was President of the Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
