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British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British Engineering company, founded in 1894 to manufacture in the UK, under licence, products patented by an American company (which was to become General Electric).BTH was based in Rugby, Warwickshire although it had factories in Coventry, Birmingham, Willesden and later Larne in Northern Ireland.
BTH made electric lamps, motors, generators and meters, very quickly the product range expanded. At some time or other, practically every type of electric powered device was produced by BTH at Rugby, and at their other factories. The company diversified into making turbines in 1904.
British Thomson-Houston played a major role in the development of the jet engine - Frank WhittleSir Frank Whittle ( June 1, 1907 August 9, 1996) was an English inventor who, with Hans von Ohain, is considered the co-inventor of the jet engine. Early life Whittle was born in Earlsdon, Coventry. He left Leamington College in 1923 to join the RAF.'s Power Jets company built the world's first prototype jet engine at the BTH works in Rugby in 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,. Development was also carried out at the company's works in LutterworthLutterworth is a town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, roughly 7 miles (11 km) north of Rugby, in Warwickshire and roughly 15 miles (30 km) south of Leicester. The town has a population.
HolographyTraditionally, a holograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears. That is not what this article is about; this is about the more modern concept, not introduced until the 20th century. This article is also was also invented at the BTH site in Rugby, by the HungarianThe Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars or Magyarorszag''. Magyar Koztarsasag ( In Detail) ( Full s scientist Dennis GaborDennis Gabor Gabor Denes ( 5th June, 1900, Budapest 9th February, 1979, London) was a Hungarian physicist who is most notable for inventing holography. Gabor was educated at Budapest and Berlin. Having fled from Nazi Germany in 1933, Gabor was invited to in 1947Events January January 1 British mines nationalized January 1 Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time. January 10 United Na.
In the 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb., BTH became part of Associated Electrical Industries which was, in turn, absorbed by GEC ten years later. GEC is now part of Alstom.
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