John Scott Russell (1808–1882), known as J. Scott Russell, Scottish naval engineer
It is named after the Scottish naval engineer John Scott Russell who discovered the soliton or solitary wave near Bridge 11 on the Union Canal where a plaque in his memory can be found.
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