That Great Britain has_ always been in the van of electrical discovery and the application of theory and experimental research to industrial enterprise is a fact not fully appreciated by the public, but it is a fact, neverthe-lasa, writes Mr. C. H. Wordinghan, c..e., in the "Graphic." Theory rests on Clerk Maxwell as__ its bedrock, experimental research on Faraday, and dynamo design on John Hopkinson, while Kelvin's influence is felt in every branch of electrical science and its applications, whether to heavy engineering or to the lighter, but no less important. work, such as submarine—telegraphy.
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In the past the export of electrical plant and apparatus from this cétintry was of important dimensions, and it was conducted in the face of serious handicaps, the goods selling in spite of these on their merits. British cavies have always been, as they still are, the best in the world. We started with a great lead in respect of submarine cables. and when electric lighting and power came in and it became necessary to provide underground mains for the distribution of energy, we showed the whole world how to tackle this extremely difficult. problem.
America was many years behind ug in venturing on this work, and in all countries the quality of the insulated cables and wires used for the internal wiring of buildings is greatly inferior to our own. Dynamos and motors. and the gear for controlling them, have alw: been designed on much more liberal lines by British engineers than by those of other countries: this means that British plant will do easily without deterioration in use what plant made in many other countries, notably Germany, will only just perform when new: naturally plant "skimped" in this way soon goes on its downward journey to the scrap heap Post-War Facrons:
Since the war some extremely important combinations of firms manufacturing the divers kinds of plant required for electric power station equipment have been affect ed, the interests of the constituent manufacturers being completely merged. In other cases manufacturers, while still retaining their individuality, have allied themselves to one another so as to get orders for complete equipments arranging to distribute the. work among themselves, according to their respective specialities. Both methods are capable of giving highly satisfactory results, and both tend to facilitate export trade-The large combinations are easily able to tackle " projects of the greatest magnitude, and both classes are able to undertake complete contracts. and see them through from start to finish in. all
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