From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Credibility of a statement made by Prof. Lloyd-Evans concerning the 'Baxter' Link Con-rod.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\6\ Scan175 | |
| Date | 1st September 1932 | |
| To F.{Mr Friese} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ud. "BAXTER" LINK CON-ROD The statement attributed to "Prof." Lloyd-Evans by the inventor of the above mechanism is certainly rather surprising and I think Evans must have been off his guard and not speaking for publication. I think you will find that Lloyd-Evans is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at University College and not a Professor - that post is occupied by Prof. Coker F.R.S. I have met him only once and then he did not greatly impress me. I remember he was complaining that there was nothing to be done in the way of research and I formed the opinion that he rather lacked imagination but in this I may have been quite mistaken. So far as I know, he has not done much original work and has not published many (if any) papers. Personally I would not attach great weight to his opinion. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ud. | ||