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2 unusual facts about John Baker


Lord Baker

John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), British scientist and civil engineer

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

Hornsey plan: A role for neighbourhood councils in the new local government with John Baker (1971)


Harrogate, South Australia

It was founded in 1858 and is believed to be named after Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in England by John Baker.

I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse

Although the finite element method and plastic design theory, both capable of analyzing redundant structures, had recently been formulated and had seen occasional use, they required significantly more calculation than the simple calculation methods for statically determinate structures, which precluded the use of redundant structural members.

Y. A. Tittle

Tittle and Berman weren't the only ones to profit from the famous image, Pittsburgh player John Baker (who hit Tittle right before the picture was taken) ran for Sheriff in his native Wake County, North Carolina, in 1978 and used the photo as a campaign tool.


see also

Ronald John Baker

Ronald John Baker (March 28, 1912 – March 24, 1990) was a pioneering Canadian engineer.

Time and Mind

Paul Devereux, John Baker, Christopher Chippindale, Neil Mortimer, George Nash, and Michael Winkelman.