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THE Institution of Mechanical Engineers has divided the Clayton Prize for 1947 in equal moieties. One half, valued at £650, has been awarded to Mr. J. E. Sears, formerly superintendent of the Metrology Department of the National Physical Laboratory, for his services to engineering science and manufacture by researches and development in metrology and gauging ; the other half, lbo the value of £650, to Mr. T. E. Beacham, consulting engineer, for his contribution to the development of the variable-pitch propeller and high-speed hydraulic pumps and other hydraulic devices by way of research, invention and design.
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers : Clayton Awards. Nature 161, 470 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161470a0
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