This book is dedicated to Jimmy Kelly
As a technician in the mechanical engineering workshop at the University of Glasgow, Jimmy Kelly built most of the test rigs and prototype motors on which SPEED was built over a 25-year period. The workshop is in the James Watt building, and anyone visiting the university may see the huge carved relief on the south wall facing the Clyde, celebrating the practical art of the craftsman and engineer. This fine monument is a tribute to those whose genius is expressed through their hands, and perhaps a reminder that engineering is about making things.
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