Prezentacija koju je Društvo prijatelja Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva (www.dpuk.hr) pripremilo povodom proslave škotskog nacionalnog blagdana, Dana sv. Andrije, 2013. u Zagrebu.

1. Glen Coe

2. „Of all the small nations of this earth,
perhaps only the ancient Greeks
surpass the Scots in their contribution
to mankind.‟
Winston Churchill

3. Logaritmi
Logarithms

4. John Napier je najbolje
poznat kao izumitelj
logaritama. Također,
uveo je decimalnu
točku u redovno
korištenje u aritmetici i
matematici.
John Napier is best known
as the inventor of
logarithms. He also made
common the use of the
decimal point in arithmetic
and mathematics.
John Napier
(1550 – 1617)

5. Rodno mjesto Johna
Napiera, Merchiston
Tower u Edinburghu, je
sada dio Sveučilišta
Edinburgh Napier.
John Napier's birthplace,
Merchiston Tower in
Edinburgh, Scotland, is now
part of the facilities of
Edinburgh Napier University.
Merchiston Tower
Edinburgh

6. Edinburgh

7. „Mony a mickle maks a muckle!‟
Saving a small amount soon builds up to
a large amount.
Scottish proverb

8. Telefon
Telephone

9. Alexander Graham Bell
je bio ugledni
znanstvenik, izumitelj,
inženjer i inovator koji je
zaslužan za izum prvog
praktičnog telefona.
Alexander Graham Bell was
an eminent scientist,
inventor, engineer and
innovator who is credited
with inventing the first
practical telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
(1847 – 1922)

10. Alexander Bell je rođen u
Edinburghu, 3. ožujka 1847.
Obiteljska kuća je bila na
16 South Charlote Street i
danas ima kamenu ploču
obilježavajući tako rodno
mjesto Alexandra Bella.
Alexander Bell was born in
Edinburgh, on March 3, 1847.
The family home was at 16
South Charlotte Street, and
has a stone inscription,
marking it as Alexander
Graham Bell's birthplace.
16 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh

11. Loch Ness

12. „Ciamar a tha thu?‟
How are you?
[kiəmar a ha uː]
Scottish gaelic

13. Gas maska
Gas mask

14. John Stenhouse bio je škotski
kemičar. 1854. godine on je
izumio jedan od prvih
praktičnih respiratora.
John Stenhouse
(1809 – 1880)
John Stenhouse was a Scottish
chemist. In 1854, he invented one
of the first practical respirators.

15. 1841. godine John
Stenhouse bio je suosnivač
Chemical Society of
London
[kasnije: Royal Society of
Chemistry].
In 1841 John Stenhouse was a
co-founder of the Chemical
Society of London [later: Royal
Society of Chemistry].
Royal Society of Chemistry
London

16. Falkirk, Falkirk Wheel

17. Q: Why do bagpipers walk
when they play?
A: To get away from the noise.

18. Penicilin
Penicillin

19. Sir Alexander Fleming, bio je
škotski biolog, farmakolog i
botaničar. Njegovo
najpoznatije otkriće je
antibiotik penicilin za koji je
dobio Nobelovu nagradu za
fiziologiju i medicinu 1945.
godine.
Sir Alexander Fleming
(1881 – 1955)
Sir Alexander Fleming, was a
Scottish biologist,
pharmacologist and botanist.
His best-known discovery is the
antibiotic substance penicillin
for which he got the Nobel Prize
in Physiology and Medicine in
1945.

20. "Kad sam se probudio u zoru
28. rujna 1928, ja sigurno nisam
planirao promijeniti cijelu medicinu
otkrićem prvog antibiotika ili ubojice
bakterija," Fleming će kasnije reći:
"Ali, pretpostavljam da je upravo to
ono što sam učinio. "
"When I woke up just after dawn on
September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't
plan to revolutionize all medicine by
discovering the world's first antibiotic, or
bacteria killer," Fleming would later say,
"But I suppose that was exactly what I
did."
Darvel
Ayrshire, Scotland

21. Highland cattle

22. When you hear someone from the very
north of Scotland speaking, I think its
nice, very musical and harmonious.
Sean Connery

23. Kaleidoskop
Kaleidoscope

24. Sir David Brewster je škotski fizičar,
matematičar, astronom, izumitelj,
književnik i ravnatelj sveučilišta.
Zapamćen najviše po njegovim
doprinosima na području optike.
Njegovi izumi uključuju
kaleidoskop i poboljšanu verziju
stereoskopa.
Sir David Brewster
(1781 – 1868)
Sir David Brewster was a Scottish
physicist, mathematician, astronomer,
inventor, writer and university principal.
Most noted for his contributions to the
field of optics. His inventions include
the kaleidoscope and an improved
version of the stereoscope.

25. Kraljevska Škotska
akademija umjetnosti
nastala je 1821. godine
kao “Društvo za poticanje
korisnih umjetnosti u
Škotskoj”, osnivač joj je Sir
David Brewster.
The Royal Scottish Society of
Arts was founded in 1821 as
The Society for the
Encouragement of the Useful
Arts in Scotland by Sir David
Brewster.
Royal Scottish Academy
Edinburgh

26. Glasgow

27. Whit‟s fur ye‟ll no go by ye!
What‟s meant to happen will happen.
Scottish proverb

28. Asfalt
Tarmac

29. John Loudon McAdam je škotski
inženjer i cestograditelj. On je
izumio novi proces,
"makadamizaciju", za izgradnju
cesta sa glatkom čvrstom
površinom koja je bila izdržljivija i
manje blatnjava od zemljanih
cesta.
John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish
engineer and road-builder. He
invented a new process,
“macadamisation", for building roads
with a smooth hard surface that would
be more durable and less muddy than
soil-based tracks.
John Loudon McAdam
(1756 – 1836)

30. John Loudon McAdam rođen
je u gradu Ayr u Škotskoj.
U istom gradu je 26. travnja
1315. održan prvi Škotski
parlament predvođen
Robertom Bruceom.
John Loudon McAdam was born in
Ayr, Scotland.
In the same city on April 26th,
1315th the first Scottish Parliament
was held, led by Robert the Bruce.
Ayr
Scotland

31. Eilean Donan Castle

32. „Tha gaol agam ort‟
I love you
[ha(:)ː ɯː ːa əm ː r̴st]
ɡ̊ ɫ̪
ɡ̊
ɔ
Scottish gaelic

33. Televizor
Television

34. John Logie Baird je škotski
znanstvenik, inženjer, inovator i
izumitelj prve svjetske televizije,
a prvi je i javno demonstrirao
sustav televizije u boji.
John Logie Baird was a Scottish
scientist, engineer, innovator and
inventor of the world's first television
and was first to publicly
demonstrate color television
system.
John Logie Baird
(1888 – 1946)

35. 2006., Logie Baird je imenovan
kao jedan od 10 najvećih
škotskih znanstvenika u
povijesti, nakon što je uvršten u
“Kuću slavnih” Škotske
Nacionalne knjižnice.
In 2006., Logie Baird was named as
one of the 10 greatest Scottish
scientists in history, having been
included in the "Hall of Fame" at the
National Library of Scotland.
Bairdovo eksperimentalno emitiranje
Baird experimental broadcast

36. Edinburgh Military Tattoo

37. „Have you heard the rumor that the
Grand Canyon was started by a
Scotsman who lost a coin in a ditch?‟

38. Parni stroj
Steam engine

39. James Watt bio je škotski
izumitelj i inženjer strojarstva.
Njegove nadogradnje na
Newcomenovom parnom stroju
bile su od temeljne važnosti za
promjene koje je donijela
industrijska revolucija.
James Watt, was a Scottish inventor
and mechanical engineer.
His improvements to the Newcomen
steam engine were fundamental to
the changes brought by the
Industrial Revolution.
James Watt
(1736 – 1819)

40. Watt je počeo razvijati proces
1779. i napravio je mnoge
eksperimente da formulira tintu,
odabere tanki papir, razvije
metodu za vlaženje posebnog
tankog papira i napravi prešu
pogodnu za primjenu
ispravnog pritiska kako bi
ostvario transfer.
Fotokopirni stroj
Copy machine
Watt started to develop the
process in 1779. and made many
experiments to formulate the ink,
select the thin paper, to devise a
method for wetting the special thin
paper, and to make a press
suitable for applying the correct
pressure to effect the transfer.

41. St. Kilda

42. There are two seasons in Scotland:
June and Winter.
Billy Connolly

43. Fotografija u boji
Colour photography
Elektromagnetizam
Electromagnetism
Termodinamika
Thermodynamics

44. James Clerk Maxwell bio je
škotski matematički fizičar.
Njegov najistaknutiji uspjeh bio
da formulira skup jednadžbi
koje opisuju struju, magnetizam i
optiku kao manifestacije iste
pojave, odnosno
elektromagnetskog polja.
James Clerk Maxwell
(1831 – 1879)
James Watt, James Clerk Maxwell
was a Scottish mathematical
physicist. His most prominent
achievement was to formulate a set
of equations that describe
electricity, magnetism, and optics as
manifestations of the same
phenomenon, namely the
electromagnetic field.

45. Nakon dvije godine studiranja
Maxwell je zaključio da
Saturnovi prstenovi moraju biti
sastavljeni od brojnih malih
čestica. Maxwell je 1859.
nagrađen sa £130 za njegov
esej “O stabilnost Saturnovih
prstenova".
After two years of studying Maxwell
concluded that Saturn’s rings must
be composed of numerous small
particles. In1859. Maxwell was
awarded £130 for his essay “On the
stability of Saturn's rings”.
Saturn
Saturn