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  John Boyd Dunlop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Boyd Dunlop (February 5, 1840 – October 23, 1921) was a Scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name, Dunlop Tyres.
Dunlop's invention arrived at a crucial time in the development of road transport.
Dunlop assigned his patent to William Harvey Du Cros, in return for 1500 shares in the resultant company, and in the end did not make any great fortune by his invention.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Boyd_Dunlop   (191 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Education / Higher education / John Dunlop, 89; Havard economist, secretary of labor
Dunlop was chairman of the Cost of Living Council during the Nixon administration in 1973 and 1974, and secretary of labor under President Ford from March 1975 to January 1976, when he resigned because he disagreed with the president's veto of legislation aimed at loosening restrictions on picketers at construction sites.
Dunlop and vetoed the legislation to mollify the conservative wing of the Republican Party, as Ronald Reagan's star was rising.
Dunlop joined the faculty at Harvard in 1938 and was chairman of its economics department from 1961 to 1966.
www.boston.com /news/education/higher/articles/2003/10/04/john_dunlop_89_havard_economist_secretary_of_labor?mode=PF   (633 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: John Dunlop, distinguished scholar, labor negotiator, dies at 89
John Dunlop, a distinguished Harvard scholar and administrator who played significant roles as a labor negotiator and government official, died Thursday morning (Oct. 2) at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dunlop, the Lamont University Professor Emeritus, was a widely respected labor economist who served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) from 1969 to 1973.
Dunlop retired from the Harvard faculty in 1985, although he remained extremely involved as a scholar, consultant, negotiator, and teacher.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/daily/0310/02-dunlop.html   (724 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: John Thomas Dunlop
John Dunlop was an extraordinary labor economist, dean, colleague, and mentor to students and practitioners in the world of labor.
John's first major academic publication on real wages over the business cycle forced Keynes to admit that the General Theory was wrong on its assessment of this issue: Real wages fall in recessions not in booms, contrary to simple marginal productivity analysis.
Dunlop approached his work - from advising presidents and cabinet officials, to telling academics about the real world and telling practitioners about academic theory and testing of propositions - with one goal: to help solve problems.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2004/09.16/17-mmdunlop.html   (666 words)

  
 John Dunlop, Inventor of the pneumatic tyre, 1840 - 1921
John Dunlop, Inventor of the pneumatic tyre, 1840 - 1921
Dunlop was born in Ayrshire and qualified as a veterinary surgeon before moving to Belfast in 1867.
Dunlop had in the meantime moved to Dublin, where he manufactured bicycle frames in collaboration with a local firm, Bowden and Gillies.
www.ulsterhistory.co.uk /johndunlop.htm   (237 words)

  
 John Dunlop, 89, secretary of labor under President Ford
Dunlop, who was dean of Harvard University's faculty of arts and sciences from 1969 to 1973, served as labor secretary from March 1975 until January 1976.
Dunlop received an undergraduate degree and Ph.D. from the University of California before joining the Harvard faculty in 1938.
Dunlop is survived by a daughter, two sons, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-xdunlop04.html   (276 words)

  
 Hoover Institution - Dunlop, John B.
John B. Dunlop is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Dunlop was named 1995 distinguished visitor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, in Canada and was the John M. Olin Visiting Senior Fellow at Radio Liberty in Munich from 1991 to 1992.
Dunlop is currently a member of the Steering Committee of the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) at Stanford University.
www.hoover.org /bios/dunlop   (497 words)

  
 John Thomas Dunlop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The official portrait of John T. Dunlop hangs in the Department of Labor
John Thomas Dunlop (born July 5, 1914, died October 2, 2003) was a U.S. administrator.
He was the Secretary of Labor between 1975 and 1976.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_T._Dunlop   (295 words)

  
 Private John Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John Dunlop was born on the 24th July 1920.
Dunlop joined B Company of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, and during 1943 he fought with them in North Africa, participated in the airborne invasion of Sicily and the seaborne landings in Italy.
Like so many who were wounded at Arnhem, Dunlop was first taken to a former Dutch Army barracks at Apeldoorn, temporarily converted into a field hospital.
www.pegasus-one.org /pow/john_dunlop.htm   (631 words)

  
 automotive Dunlop Tires are the premium name in the tire industry.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dunlop Tire is introductory a new era in its magnificent history, one they're sure will continue the success story that's been unfolding for more than a century.
Dunlop Tire was founded in 1888 by John Dunlop, who was a Scottish veterinarian.
Dunlop tires are so well known for their high quality they are used in several races, including the Homestead-Miami Speedway and The British Touring Car Championship.
www.article-emporium.com /automotive-4167.htm   (360 words)

  
 John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish Inventor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dunlop was not the first person to invent the device (it was first conceived by another Scotsman, Robert William Thomson, in the 1840's), but Dunlop was the first to develop and patent a practical version of it.
Noticing that his son was encountering difficulty and discomfort while riding over cobbled ground, Dunlop realized that this was because of the vehicle's solid rubber tires and began looking for a way to improve them.
Dunlop patented the design and it wasn't long before bicycle and automobile manufacturers recognized the design's potential usefulness in their fields.
www.visitaberfeldy.50megs.com /john-dunlop.htm   (229 words)

  
 John Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John Dunlop is a fifth generation curler in his family.
His great-grandfather, John M. Dunlop, was born in Ayr, Scotland, and his forefathers curled there for many generations.
John's family was involved in the founding of the Wauwatosa and Milwaukee Curling Clubs in Wisconsin.
www.usacurl.org /athletes/biographies/john_dunlop05.html   (332 words)

  
 Famous Scots - John Boyd Dunlop
John Dunlop did not benefit much financially from his invention - he sold the patent and company name early on.
Despite Thomson's earlier work, Dunlop is credited with the invention of the modern rubber tyre.
Dunlop retired to Dublin and died there in 1921.
www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamdunlop.htm   (199 words)

  
 BookRags: John Boyd Dunlop Biography
John B. Dunlop was born in Aryshire, Scotland.
In 1887 Dunlop was asked by his young son to think of some way to make the boy's tricycle ride more comfortably on Belfast's cobblestone streets.
Dunlop had reinvented the pneumatic tire, which, unknown to Dunlop, had first been invented by Robert Thomson in 1845.
www.bookrags.com /biography/john-boyd-dunlop-woi   (340 words)

  
 Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
John Dunlop of Richmond Hill, Ontario was a horticulturalist.
Dunlop Lake in northern Ontario is attractive for fishing and canoeing, as is less known Dunlop Bay on Matagami Lake in northern Quebec.
The brothers James and John Dunlop went from the village of Dunlop in Ayrshire, Scotland and settled in what became Lancaster, Ontario.
www.chidlow.com /dunlop.htm   (285 words)

  
 Dunlop John Boyd - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Dunlop, John Boyd (1840-1921), British inventor of the pneumatic tyre.
He was born at Dreghorn, in Ayrshire, and practised as a veterinary surgeon...
This obituary for John Boyd Dunlop appeared in The Times on October 25, 1921.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Dunlop_John_Boyd.html   (124 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / John T. Dunlop, 89; Harvard economist, secretary of labor
John T. Dunlop, a gruff-talking Harvard economist who wore his bow tie like a badge while mediating disputes between railroad, textile, and construction companies and their laborers, died Thursday in Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dunlop shuttled between Cambridge and Washington, spending at least one day a week in the nation's capital.
Dunlop was born in Placerville, Calif., and grew up in Cebu, the Philippines, where his father was a missionary.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/10/04/john_t_dunlop_89_harvard_economist_secretary_of_labor   (617 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Former Dean, Labor Secretary Dies
Dunlop had promised organized labor his signature on the bill, in exchange for assurances from the construction unions that they would moderate their wage demands.
Dunlop conducted a survey, which indicated that in fact a fairly high percentage of the rules were not known, Bok said.
Dunlop was born in Placerville, California in 1914, the oldest of 7 children.
www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=349180   (1561 words)

  
 TheGlasgowStory: John Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A Thomas Annan photograph of a portrait of John Dunlop (1755-1820).
Dunlop was the son of Colin Dunlop of Carmyle, a tobacco merchant and Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1770-1771.
John married Jessie, the daughter of Provost John Murdoch, in c 1780.
www.theglasgowstory.co.uk /image.php?inum=TGSA03598&add=99&t=   (105 words)

  
 Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Limited - About Us - Company History
In 1889, John Boyd Dunlop founded the Pneumatic Tyre Company and Booth's Cycle Agency, which were to become the Dunlop Rubber Company Limited.
In 1985, Dunlop Aviation Division (which included Dunlop Aircraft Tyres) was acquired by BTR industries to form part of the BTR Aerospace Group.
Eleven years later in 1996, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres was purchased from BTR Industries to form a separate independent company.
www.dunlopaircrafttyres.com /aboutus/history.htm   (306 words)

  
 Dunlop, J.B.: The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire.
Dunlop, J.B.: The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire.
John Dunlop pays particular attention to Yeltsin's role in opposing the covert resurgence of Communist interests in post-coup Russia, and faces the possibility that new institutions may not survive long enough to sink roots in a traditionally undemocratic culture.
"John B. Dunlop's study of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the attendant revitalization of Russia is a comprehensive account of the recent events that transpired during this remarkable transformation of political power.
pup.princeton.edu /titles/5295.html   (385 words)

  
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John Tweed Glasgow, 1876 Cunninghame is the part of Ayrhsire that the Dunlops originally hailed from.
This work is an authoritive study of the cadet branches of the Dunlops descended from the Dunlops of that Ilk through the Dunlops of Auchenskaith (Dalry, Ayrshire).
Dunlop, Robert Jack (Robbie) The images of Robina Jack and of the headstone on page 5b are courtesy of this source.
members.lycos.co.uk /johnmdunlop1/page6.html   (1300 words)

  
 Alexander Dunlop Memorandum Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It appears that Alexander Dunlop returned to Scotland by early 1686, probably with the intention of returning to Port Royal, given that he had accepted money and goods from the wives of Cardross and William Dunlop to deliver in Carolina.
Dunlop, however, sailed first to Antigua, shipping goods from there to Port Royal by way of his servant Thomas Steel, and then returned to Scotland.
A long letter from Alexander Dunlop to his wife Antonia, daughter of Sir John Brown of Fordal, whom he married in 1667, folios 7-13b.
www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/D/Dunlop.html   (575 words)

  
 Ambassador - John Dunlop
John Dunlop was a Windsorian who was granted a Rhode's Scholarship while attending Dalhousie Law School in 1923.
At the time in hockey history when the term "shut-out" was first coined, John Dunlop was a master of the art.
Playing on outdoor ice surfaces, mainly on the continent, Dunlop was guardian of the goal as his team-mates scored lopsided victories over their adversaries.
www.birthplaceofhockey.com /hockeyists/c1ambassadors/amb-dunlop.html   (208 words)

  
 CBHD: Meet John T. Dunlop
John T. Dunlop, MD John T. Dunlop, M.D. is Fellow of The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and since 1976 has been on staff at Zion Clinic in Zion, Illinois, a small Christian group practice.
He remained in Baltimore to complete two years of Residency in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital before returning to Chicago to complete a final year at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital.
Dunlop is a founding member of the Lakeland Evangelical Free Church in Gurnee, Illinois, where he has served as an elder since 1980.
www.cbhd.org /aboutcbhd/fellows/dunlop.htm   (352 words)

  
 John T. Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dunlop will continue as Coordinator of the President's Labor-Management Committee and will serve as a member of the Economic Policy Board.
Dunlop has taught economics at Harvard University since 1938 and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 1970 to 1973 and is currently a Lamont University Professor.
Dunlop is the author and editor of a number of books and has made contributions to other books as well as professional journals.
www.ford.utexas.edu /library/exhibits/cabinet/dunlop.htm   (256 words)

  
 TheGlasgowStory: John Dunlop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A photograph of a portrait of John Dunlop(1580-1662), the first laird of Garnkirk.
Dunlop was a merchant and banker who served as a Burgess of Glasgow in 1631.
John's descendants subsequently acquired land between Tollcross and Shettleston which they sold in 1897 to Glasgow Corporation, and which was laid out as Tollcross Park.
www.theglasgowstory.com /image.php?inum=TGSA02085&t=1&urltp=story.php?id=TGSBD07   (81 words)

  
 JOHN, DON (1629–1679) - Online Information article about JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
Scandal accused her of a prodigality of favours which must have rendered the paternity of Don John very dubious, He was, however, recognized by the king, received a princely See also:
By him Don John was completely beaten at Estremos.
Don John was, however, forced to content himself with the viceroyalty of Aragon.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /JEE_JUN/JOHN_DON_16291679_.html   (939 words)

  
 John Dunlop Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
John Dunlop pays particular attention to Yeltsin's role in opposing the covert resurgence of Communist interests in post-coup Russia, and faces the possibility that new institutions may not survive long enough to sink...
Based on the recommendations of the Dunlop Commission, President Clinton mandated that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) be the primary means of settling government agency employment disputes.
John Dunlop is one of the world's outstanding figures in the theory and practice of industrial relations.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/John_Dunlop   (556 words)

  
 News Gleaner - Dunlop adjusting at Judge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dunlop came to the then Philadelphia Textile in 1994 as an assistant coach to Jesse Myers and took over the college's lone Division I program in 1996.
He was named Soccer Seven Coach of the Year on two occasions, in 1996 and once again in 1999, and was also tabbed the ASC Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Rams to the championship in the league's second year of existence.
The problem at PU was that even though it was Division I, Dunlop was not a full-time employee although to make it a quality program he put in many hours.
www.newsgleaner.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2340&dept_id=488594&newsid=10144152&PAG=461&rfi=9   (568 words)

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