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1878-1944, Electrical engineer and inventor

Wilson, William Hamilton

1878 - 1944

Rover Company

1878 - 1967

1878-1927, manufacturer of electrical and lighting equipment, Chelmsford

R E Crompton and Company

1878 - 1927

1878-1965, nurse to the Brookes of Sarawak, British

Fitchett, Ruth

1878 - 1965

1878-1897, railway company, United Kingdom

Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway

1878 - 1897

1878-1945, physicist; vacuum technology pioneer, German

Gaede, Max Paul Wolfgang

1878 - 1945

1878-1960, shipping company; cruise company, United Kingdom

Orient Steam Navigation Company

1878 - 1960

Silberrad, Oswald John

1878 - 1960

1878-1965, meteorologist, British

Simpson, Sir George Clarke

1878 - 1965

1878-1914, artist, British

Gore, Spencer Frederick

1878 - 1914

1878-1957, physician; surgeon, British

Colt, George Herbert

1878 - 1957

1878-current (2012), medical supplies manufacturer, Oldbury, England

Cuxson Gerrard and Company Limited

1878

1878-1898, railway company, England, United Kingdom

Ely & St Ives Railway

1878 - 1898

1878-1957, pathologist; physiologist, Hungarian

Plesch, Janos

1878 - 1957

1878-1960, artist; painter; watercolourist; illustrator; poster artist, British

Taylor, Charles William

1878 - 1960

1878-1906, manufacturer of gas engines, Stockport, England

J E H Andrew and Company

1878 - 1906

1878-1956, medallist; sculptor, Austrian

Kogler, Andreas

1878 - 1956

1878-1952, poster artist, painter, British

Ginner, Charles

1878 - 1952

1878-1975, electrical engineer, Swedish; American

Alexanderson, Ernst

1878 - 1975

1878-1950, poster artist; illustrator, New Zealander

Rowntree, Harry

1878 - 1950

active 1878-1917, boilermaker; shipbuilder, Canning Town, United Kingdom

A W Robertson and Company Limited

1878 - 1917

1878-1972, photographer, German born; active United Kingdom

Hoppé, Emil Otto

1878 - 1972

1878-1968, physicist, Jewish-born; Austrian; Swedish

Meitner, Lise

1878 - 1968

1878-1922, railway company, United Kingdom

Princetown Railway

1878 - 1922

1878-1960, industrial chemist; scientist; explosives expert, British

Silberrad, Oswald John

1878 - 1960

1878-1931, painter; poster artist; Irish

Orpen, Sir William

1878 - 1931

New Zealand artist

Rountree, Harry

1878 - 1950

1878-1963, sculptor; medallist, French

Baudichon, Rene

1878 - 1963

1878-1966, poster artist; painter, British

Edwards, Lionel Dalhousie Robertson

1878 - 1966

1878-?, harbour company, British

Newhaven Harbour Company

1878

Tasimeter (radiation detector), original form, invented by Thomas Edison and made by the Automatic Telegraph Co., New Jersey, USA, 1878.

Edison's Original Micro-Tasimeter, 1878

Heat

1878

Wicks Rotary type casting machine, complete on stand, with metal pot and metal pump, and a number of matrices.

Wicks Rotary type casting machine, 1878

Printing & Writing

1878

A photograph entitled 'Jellallabad, the Bastion Where General Elphinstone and Others Were Buried During The Siege in 1841-1842', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows the tower containing the bodies of General Elphinstone and other British soldiers killed during the retreat of the Kabul garrison to Jalalabad (or Jellallabad) during the First Afghan War in January 1842.

Jellallabad, the Bastion…

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Ali Musjid and Surroundings from Rotass, Looking Down on Fort Showing Ascent With River', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows the fort of Ali Musjid, or Masjid, the fort controlled the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass.

Ali Musjid and Surroundings from Rotass…

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Ali Musjid, Interior of Fort Looking Towards Kuta', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows the Afghani fort of Ali Musjid, or Masjid, after its capture by the British on 22 November 1878 during the Second Afghan War.

Ali Musjid, Interior of Fort Looking Towards Kuta

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Jellallabad Main Street', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows the main street in Jalalabad (Jellallabad), Afghanistan.

Jellallabad Main Street

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Halt of Prisoners from Bassaule', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows soldiers of the 45th Rattray's Sikh Regiment guarding Afghan prisoners.

Halt of Prisoners from Bassaule

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Shergai Heights', taken by John Burke, in November 1878. The photograph shows the British Indian Army Third Brigade on the Shahgai ridge before the attack on Ali Masjid.

Shergai Heights

Photographs

1878-11

A photograph entitled 'Officers of the 51st Regt on Sultan Tara, Showing Different Service Uniform Worn', taken by John Burke in 1878.

Officers of the 51st Regt on Sultan Tara…

Photographs

1878

Album entitled 'The Afghan War, Attogk to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab', by John Burke.

The Afghan War, Attogk to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab

Photographs

c. 1878

1878-?, manufacturer of wooden articles, toys and equipment, Hildburghausen, Germany

Holzwarenfabrik

1878

A photograph entitled 'Afridi Picket near to Jumrood', taken by John Burke in 1878. Afridi was the name for a powerful independent tribe living on the Indian border around the Khyber Pass in Peshwar. These soldiers are posing in front of a sangar, a small stone fortification common in Afghanistan and Northern India.

Afridi Picket near to Jumrood

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill', taken by John Burke in 1878. The photograph shows a group of the Queen's Own Guides on the side of a hill. These scouts have entered Afghanistan in advance of the main column of soldiers to check for ambushes. The full title of the photograph is 'Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill. Officers of the (QO) Guides Reconnoitering'.

Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill

Photographs

1878

A photograph entitled 'Shadi Bagiar Entrance to Khyber Pass', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows a camel train at the entrance to the Khyber pass at Shadi Bagiar.

Shadi Bagiar Entrance to Khyber Pass

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Dakka Fort, Western End, Looking Towards Khurd Khyber', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. Dakka sits at the Afghani end of the Khyber Pass.

Dakka Fort, Western End, Looking Towards Khurd Khyber

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Kutchi (Gypsy) Village near Dacca', taken by John Burke. The photograph shows the small village near Dacca, or Dakka. A group of locals, described in the title as gypsies, sit in the foreground on the left, with two Indian soldiers standing guard on the right.

Kutchi (Gypsy) Village Near Dacca

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'His Highness Shere Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan', taken by John Burke, c. 1878.

His Highness Shere Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Sons of Nowroz Khan With Attendants', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows a group of young Afghans, sons of a tribal ruler.

Sons of Nowroz Khan With Attendants

Photographs

c. 1878

A photograph entitled 'Khyber Chiefs and Khans with Captain Tucker, Political Officer', taken by John Burke, c. 1878. The photograph shows a group of Afghan chieftains sitting beneath the walls of a fort, in the centre of the group sits a British political officer, Captain Tucker.

Khyber Chiefs and Khans with Captain Tucker, Political Officer

Photographs

c. 1878

Five microphones consisting of wood-charcoal blocks in contact

Three of the first microphones, 1878.

Telecommunications

1878