Wailes, Rex, 1901 - 1986 (engineer and historian)
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of a letter from Melvin Kranzberg of The Society for the History of Technology, U.S.A. to Rex Wailes of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, asking him or Joseph Needham to review a manuscript on 'Windmills in Eastern Persia', 1965-07-28
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Correspondence with Rex Wailes of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, arranging Joseph Needham's contribution to the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Newcomen's steam-engine and other matters, 1961-03-04 - 1962-06-06
Other matters discussed include Needham's 'Grey Lecture' (see SCC2/113); Wailes work on the history of windmills; G. Bathe, 'Horizontal Windmills', (Philadelphia, 1948).
Correspondence with Rex Wailes of London about 'Ixion's wheel', and other related matters, 1960-07-03 - 1960-10-14
The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Wailes; copies of 2 letters from Joseph Needham. Other matters discussed include Wailes' discussion with Dr C. Davison about the possibility that Heron of Alexandria invented the windmill; windmills viewed by Needham on a trip to Portugal.
Correspondence with Rex Wailes of London, about the 'Science and Civilisation in China' section on windmills, the general origins of the Western windmill system and other matters, and related documents, 1954-11-14 - 1960-03-12
Joseph Needham asks Wailes to look over a draft of the section. Other matters discussed include Needham and Wailes' school days at Oundle. The related documents comprise Needham's notes from a related telephone conversation with Wailes; draft of part of the section on windmills.
Greetings card from Rex Wailes of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, reproducing a sketch of Turnbridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, (1965), 1965 - 1979
Joseph Needham's file title reads 'Beam; incl. Megalithic; Drawbridges etc.; Floating (Pontoon) Bridges; Pile-driving'.
Joseph Needham's notes from a lecture by Rex Wailes on 'Industrial Archaeology and the Industrial Monuments Survey', 1965-11-01
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Letter from Dr. E. Cecil Curwen of Hove, Sussex, responding to a Joseph Needham enquiry about early water wheels, and related letter from Rex Wailes of London, 1960-03-15
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Letter from Rex Wailes of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, asking Joseph Needham to comment on the first use of water power, 1973-12-16
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Letter from Rex Wailes of London, about a paper by H. Spratt on 'The Prenatal History of the Steamboat', copy of Joseph Needham's reply and related documents, 1955-10-26 - 1955-11-15
The related documents include typed extracts from the paper, referring to paddle-wheels in China; letter from J. Bartholomew of The Newcomen Society, forwarding a reference from Spratt from the paper.
Letter from Rex Wailes of London, accompanying typed 'Notes on Wind Pressure' and two reproduced photographs of Spanish windmills, 1960-03-15
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Letter from Rex Wailes of London, commenting on Joseph Needham's photographs of windmills in Portugal, and other matters, 1960-10-25
Other matters discussed include the closing of the firm, George Wailes and Co.
The documents also include an envelope containing the photographs.
Letter from Rex Wailes of the Industrial Monuments Survey, about his appointment and a forthcoming paper on Water-driven Stone Grinding Mills in Britain, 1966-01-25
This file contains material relating to water-wheels, water-mills, bellows, fans, triphammers etc.
Newspaper photographs showing Rex Wailes inspecting machinery at the Metropolitan Water Board's Kew Bridge pumping station, 1965
This series contains files on each topic set out in Joseph Needham's grand plan for 'Science and Civilisation in China'.
Photostat copy of a letter from G. Marin in Gloucestershire to Rex Wailes of London, discussing horizontal windmills, and related documents, 1963-09-27 - 1963-10-16
Joseph Needham notes that Marin is 'a Belgian (over 80)'. The related documents include a copy of an article by Marin published in 'Geografia Revuo' written in Esperanto, about 'Horizontala Ventmueliio'., (1963); letter from Rex Wailes explaining that he had received another letter from Marin; Needham's notes on the second letter.
Postcard of a windmill at Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1929-05-14
The card came to Joseph Needham via Rex Wailes of London.
Postcard showing the 'Bridge of Keig; Telford 1801', 1960 - 1969
The postcard was sent to Joseph Needham by Rex Wailes.
Reproduced drawing of a Finish windmill, 1965 - 1969
This was sent to Joseph Needham as a greetings card from Rex Wailes.
Two letters from Rex Wailes of London, providing references to water mills, 1960-03-21 - 1960-03-22
One of the letters originally accompanied a copy of a paper by Anders Jespersen entitled, 'A Preliminary Analysis of the Development of the Gearing in Watermills', (Denmark, 1953).