21 FEBRUARY 1931, Page 3

Sir Charles Parsons We regret to record the death, on

Wednesday, Febru. ary 11th, of Sir Charles Parsons. He was the creator of the modern steam turbine, on which he began to work in 1883 and in the construction of which he made a last great improvement in 1926. Apart from this memorable invention. he was an ardent research worker and an inventor in other fields. His researches into the effects of high pressures and temperatures arc well known, as are his improvements in searchlights and propellers. He gave largely for the endowment of science, and he was the first engineer to receive the Order of Merit.