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Harry Ricardo

1885 - 1974

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Sir Harry Ralph Ricardo (26 January 1885 – 18 May 1974) was an English engineer who was one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine. Among his many other works, he improved the engines that were used in the first tanks, oversaw the research into the physics of internal combustion that led to the use of octane ratings, was instrumental in development of the sleeve valve engine design, and invented the Diesel "Comet" Swirl chamber that made high-speed diesel engines economically feasible. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Ricardo is the 343rd most popular engineer (down from 340th in 2019), the 5,137th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,961st in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Harry Ricardo ranks 343 out of 389. Before him are Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, T. Keith Glennan, Julius Kühn, and R. J. Mitchell. After him are Anatoly Blagonravov, Pat Symonds, Tommy Flowers, Chuck Peddle, Pavel Pavel, and Willy Rampf.

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Among people born in 1885, Harry Ricardo ranks 257. Before him are Vladimir Ćorović, Knut Torell, Bjørn Rasmussen, Artur Lemba, Luciano Savorini, and Ethel Muckelt. After him are Herbert Stothart, Florence Turner, Adela Pankhurst, Mór Kóczán, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, and Birger Sjöberg. Among people deceased in 1974, Harry Ricardo ranks 238. Before him are Guy Simonds, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, Gene Ammons, Léon Rosenfeld, Giovanni D'Anzi, and Ferreira de Castro. After him are Enrico Rivolta, Tex Ritter, V. K. Krishna Menon, Roger Staub, Richard Long, and Begum Akhtar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Ricardo ranks 5,139 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Archibald (1956), Lucy Morton (1898), Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Philip Hall (1904), Martin Taylor (1979), and Dora Marsden (1882). After him are Prunella Scales (1932), Stella Gibbons (1902), Ron Greenwood (1921), Ian Raby (1921), William Dod (1867), and Emilia Lanier (1569).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Harry Ricardo ranks 39. Before him are Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), Ove Arup (1895), Jesse Ramsden (1735), Isaac Roberts (1829), Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893), and R. J. Mitchell (1895). After him are Pat Symonds (1953), Tommy Flowers (1905), Bob Bell (1958), John Lombe (1693), Kevin Warwick (1954), and Tom Kilburn (1921).

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