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  1. In 1841, Joseph Whitworth revolutionized engineering with the British Standard Whitworth (BSW), the first standardized screw thread system. With a 55° thread angle, it brought precision and efficiency to manufacturing, enabling feats like rapid engine production for the Royal Navy. BSW became the backbone of British industry and inspired global standards like UNC threads. Whitworth’s legacy shows how standardization can drive monumental progress. #Whitworth #Innovation #Engineering

  2. In 1841, Joseph Whitworth revolutionized engineering with the British Standard Whitworth (BSW), the first standardized screw thread system. With a 55° thread angle, it brought precision and efficiency to manufacturing, enabling feats like rapid engine production for the Royal Navy. BSW became the backbone of British industry and inspired global standards like UNC threads. Whitworth’s legacy shows how standardization can drive monumental progress. #Whitworth #Innovation #Engineering

  3. In 1841, Joseph Whitworth revolutionized engineering with the British Standard Whitworth (BSW), the first standardized screw thread system. With a 55° thread angle, it brought precision and efficiency to manufacturing, enabling feats like rapid engine production for the Royal Navy. BSW became the backbone of British industry and inspired global standards like UNC threads. Whitworth’s legacy shows how standardization can drive monumental progress. #Whitworth #Innovation #Engineering

  4. #Whitworth #Library's #Zine Collection: What is a Zine?

    "Zines, taking their name from magazines or fanzines, are small-circulation, self-published works of alternative literature covering a full spectrum of topics. Resisting typical modes of production and bucking the traditional publishing establishment, they are usually made with borrowed images and/or text and reproduced via copy machine. Zines are typically created by an individual or sometimes[…]"

    libguides.whitworth.edu/c.php?

  5. #Whitworth #Library's #Zine Collection: What is a Zine?

    "Zines, taking their name from magazines or fanzines, are small-circulation, self-published works of alternative literature covering a full spectrum of topics. Resisting typical modes of production and bucking the traditional publishing establishment, they are usually made with borrowed images and/or text and reproduced via copy machine. Zines are typically created by an individual or sometimes[…]"

    libguides.whitworth.edu/c.php?

  6. 's Collection: What is a Zine?

    "Zines, taking their name from magazines or fanzines, are small-circulation, self-published works of alternative literature covering a full spectrum of topics. Resisting typical modes of production and bucking the traditional publishing establishment, they are usually made with borrowed images and/or text and reproduced via copy machine. Zines are typically created by an individual or sometimes[…]"

    libguides.whitworth.edu/c.php?

  7. #Whitworth #Library's #Zine Collection: What is a Zine?

    "Zines, taking their name from magazines or fanzines, are small-circulation, self-published works of alternative literature covering a full spectrum of topics. Resisting typical modes of production and bucking the traditional publishing establishment, they are usually made with borrowed images and/or text and reproduced via copy machine. Zines are typically created by an individual or sometimes[…]"

    libguides.whitworth.edu/c.php?

  8. Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View (1991) by Cornelia Parker.

    Photo taken at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK. April 2015.

    #Photomonday #Manchester #UK #Whitworth #Art

  9. Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View (1991) by Cornelia Parker.

    Photo taken at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK. April 2015.

    #Photomonday #Manchester #UK #Whitworth #Art

  10. Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View (1991) by Cornelia Parker.

    Photo taken at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK. April 2015.

    #Photomonday #Manchester #UK #Whitworth #Art

  11. More tragedy in the family tree. Robert Whitworth was my great x2 grandfather's brother.

    19th May 1889.
    New Mills, Derbyshire, England.
    #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Whitworth #Buxton

  12. More tragedy in the family tree. Robert Whitworth was my great x2 grandfather's brother.

    19th May 1889.
    New Mills, Derbyshire, England.
    #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Whitworth #Buxton

  13. More tragedy in the family tree. Robert Whitworth was my great x2 grandfather's brother.

    19th May 1889.
    New Mills, Derbyshire, England.
    #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Whitworth #Buxton

  14. Here’s a #postcard showing the #Whitworth Gallery. Founded in 1889 as the Whitworth Institute and Park, the building was completed in 1909 and has been part of the University of #Manchester since 1958

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation

  15. Here’s a #postcard showing the #Whitworth Gallery. Founded in 1889 as the Whitworth Institute and Park, the building was completed in 1909 and has been part of the University of #Manchester since 1958

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation

  16. Here’s a #postcard showing the #Whitworth Gallery. Founded in 1889 as the Whitworth Institute and Park, the building was completed in 1909 and has been part of the University of #Manchester since 1958

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation

  17. Here’s a #postcard showing the #Whitworth Gallery. Founded in 1889 as the Whitworth Institute and Park, the building was completed in 1909 and has been part of the University of #Manchester since 1958

    #HigherEducationPostcard
    #HigherEducation

  18. #Datreveno #Whitworth #Ŝraŭboj #Normo

    Je ĉi dato en 1803 naskiĝis Sir Joseph Whitworth, inĝeniero, kiu fondis kompanion por fabriki altprecizecajn ilojn, kaj poste kreis la anglan normon por ŝraŭbaĵoj. Li preterlasis monon por stipendioj, el kiu 10-15 estis donacitaj ĉiujare eĉ nun. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W
    Bildo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

  19. Enjoying the #uomrescomms22 Research Comms conference at #UniversityOfManchester
    so far - good insights into how research is being shared across different platforms and channels.

    Also meeting lots of great people & having some fascinating discussions in nice surroundings at the #Whitworth Art Gallery here in #Manchester

  20. Enjoying the #uomrescomms22 Research Comms conference at #UniversityOfManchester
    so far - good insights into how research is being shared across different platforms and channels.

    Also meeting lots of great people & having some fascinating discussions in nice surroundings at the #Whitworth Art Gallery here in #Manchester