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John Loudon McAdam
McAdam, John Loudoun (1756–1836). Road surveyor. Returning as a loyalist from New York in 1783, McAdam settled in Ayrshire, and managed the British Tar Company; selling his modest estate in 1795 to discharge debt, he re-emerged at Falmouth from 1798 as a naval prize-monger. His travels... Read more |
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Clark McAdams Clifford
Clark McAdams Clifford 1906-98, U.S. government official, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Admitted to the bar in 1928, he engaged in private practice before serving (1944-46) in the U.S. navy. As special adviser (1946-50) to President Harry S. Truman , Clifford was influential in foreign policy, defense, and... Read more |
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road
road strip of land used for transportation. The history of roads has been related to the centralizing of populations in powerful cities, which the roads have served for military purposes and for trade, the collection of supplies, and tribute. In the Middle East, in N Mesopotamia, scientists have... Read more |
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ornamental ironwork
iron. Widely used in architecture. There are two basic types: cast iron, which is strong in compression, but weak in tension, so is used for columns, bollards, railings, and decorative features; and wrought iron, which is employed for gates, ornamental scrolls, filigree-work, and the like. Some... Read more |
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Robert I (Scotland)
Robert I or Robert the Bruce, 1274-1329, king of Scotland (1306-29). He belonged to the illustrious Bruce family and was the grandson of that Robert the Bruce who in 1290 was an unsuccessful claimant to the Scottish throne. He became (1292) earl of Carrick and on his father's death (1304)... Read more |
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McAdam, John Loudon
McAdam, John Loudon (1756–1836) Scottish engineer who invented the macadam road surface. McAdam proposed that roads should be raised above the surrounding ground, with... |
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macadam
macadam applied to a kind of roadway (or the material used for it) invented by John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836). Hence macadamize, etc. XIX. |
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Birth of John Loudon McAdam: September 21st, 1756.(September's...
...in the best of shape and when John's father died in 1770, the...children of their own and welcomed John into their home and Uncle William...settled in Bristol and here McAdam became seriously involved with...administrative know-how. McAdam was appointed ... |
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HUGH WALPOLE
...after 200 years. He was John Loudon McAdam. McAdam was born in Ayre...and dependable. Young McAdam earned faith of the Royal...Scottish army officer George Loudon. As a result his uncle...in the New York port. ... |
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Macadam and Chip Seal Combo Gets the Job Done Right.
...process dates back to the 19th century, when inventor John Loudon McAdam pioneered his technique as a replacement for dirt roads. John McAdam, who was born in Scotland in 1756, was raised working... |
 "Kabul Press (Kabul, Afghanistan)")
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Building Afghanistan into Ruin.
...1816, a Scottish engineer named John Loudon McAdam oversaw the construction of a section...Turnpike using his new invention. McAdam's pioneered the science of mixed...scientifically engineered gravel roads. McAdam used broken angular stones, ... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Millennium life; On the road to recovery.(Features)
...William Hunter was an obstetrician; his brother John an anatomist. John served in the army, where he became an expert in...first sign of rain. It was the Ayr-born inventor John Loudon McAdam who changed this. McAdam launched ... |
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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MAC ROAD RAGE; Scot hero 'insult'.(News)
...EU CHIEFS have been slammed for snubbing Scots road building pioneer John Loudon McAdam, by banning the word "macadam" from all contracts. Brussels jobsworths...early 1800s. mark.smith@mirror.co.uk CAPTION(S): ICON: John McAdam |
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Walking on Ayr via the Shankly legend Derelict town could become pilgrimage...
...of giving it back some life." John Loudon McAdam, a son of Muirkirk and one of...the creation of the modern road, McAdam's life and work will be highlighted...and the estate where he lived. McAdam first attempted to construct a... |
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Pavement subsurface drainage: importance of appropriate subbase...
...implemented at 100 m intervals. On the other hand, John Loudon McAdam (1756-1836) proposed a theory similar to that of...In transferring the burden of load to the subgrade, McAdam reduced the thickness of the base layer and its associated... |
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Driving force: Sam Hill's way was the highway
...of crushed rock, broken stones and hot asphalt bonded in a process invented by a Scottish surveyor named John Loudon McAdam. Using McAdam's process, convict labor and Sam Hill's wealth, energy and power, the state began building roads in... |
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Pining for a time when one could be patronising about Spanish sport
...match tomorrow on an invention of John Logie Baird's. There will be...his invention of penicillin. And John Loudon McAdam ensured that the Tour de France...as the land of Baird, Fleming, McAdam, Rabbie Burns, Sir Walter Scott... |
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