Robert Stirling Newall ( 1812 - 1889 )

Birth: Dundee, Angus, , Scotland (27 May 1812) Death: Ferndene, near Gateshead, County Durham (21 April 1889) Profession: Mechanical engineer Career: Worked in a mercantile office, Dundee; went to London and studied the rapid generation of steam; took out a patent for wire ropes (1840); laid submarine telegraphic cables; invented the brake-drum and cone for deep-sea cable-laying (1853); improved telescopes Memberships: FRAS (1864); North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; MIMechE Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1875.