James Martin (engineer)
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Sir James Martin | |
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| File:Sir James Martin.jpg Martin in 1974 | |
| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | Template:Death date and age Southlands Manor, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Inventor of the ejector seat and founder of the Martin-Baker aircraft company |
| Spouse | Muriel Haines |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Thomas Martin & Sarah Coulter |
Sir James Martin (11 September 1893 – 5 January 1981) was a British engineer who together with Captain Valentine Baker founded the Martin-Baker aircraft company which is now a leading producer of aircraft ejection seats.
Life
James Martin was born 11 September 1893 in the townland of Killinchy-in-the-Woods, known locally as Killinchy Woods (birthplace on what is now called Glasswater Road), Crossgar, County Down in Northern Ireland. He established his own engineering firm in 1929.[1]
In 1934, he and Valentine Baker formed Martin-Baker; Captain Baker took the test pilot role. It was in a crash of their third design, the MB 3, that Baker was killed.
In 1964 Martin was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club.[2][failed verification]
In 2004, Martin was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[3]
Northern Bank
Martin's contribution to engineering was commemorated by the Northern Bank in its Inventor series of banknotes, which featured his portrait on the bank's £100 note. The note was discontinued in 2013 when the bank reissued its banknotes under the new Danske Bank brand.[4]
Notes and references
External links
- Sir James Martin at martin-baker.com
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- ↑ Sir James Martin – Photograph and short history. Retrieved 29 July 2009 from link
- ↑ The Medals & Awards of the Royal Aero Club. Retrieved from The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom
- ↑ Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>ISBN 978-1-57864-397-4.
- ↑ Current Banknotes: Danske Bank. Retrieved from link
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