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The Colin Campbell Mitchell Award for Engineers
About the award
The Colin Campbell Mitchell Award for Engineers
commemorates the life and work of one of Scotland's most accomplished
marine engineers. Edinburgh-born Colin Campbell Mitchell OBE FRSE
(1904-69) had a long and distinguished career with Brown Brothers
Engineering where he pioneered the development of the steam catapult
for use on aircraft carriers.
The Award will be made to a UK engineer or team
of engineers who have made an outstanding contribution to engineering
within four years prior to the making of the award. The first award will
be made in 2014 and every four years thereafter.
The Award is made possible by a bequest left to
the Academy by Mrs Morag Campbell Nelder, Mr Mitchell's daughter.
A timeline of Colin Campbell Mitchell's life and
career can be found here (163KB) .
Articles about his work:
The Evolution of an Idea (1587KB) - Colin Campbell Mitchell’s 1966 Presidential Address to The Watt Club (reproduced by permission of Heriot Watt University)
Fleet Introduction of Colin
Mitchell's Steam Catapult (82.7KB) - a US perspective on the impact of Colin
Campbell Mitchell's work (reproduced by permission of Professor Bill
Reckmeyer)
Steam Catapult
Gear for Launching Aircraft at Sea (980KB) - an article from Shipbuilder
and Marine Engine Builder, March 1955 (reproduced by permission of
Shipping World and Shipbuilder
magazine)
We are grateful to the executors of Mrs Nelder's
estate and former colleagues of Colin Campbell Mitchell for their advice
and assistance in compiling this information.
Enquiries should be directed to the Awards team
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