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Richard Marian Ogorkiewicz (2 May 1926 – 24 November 2019) was a Polish British engineer and armoured fighting vehicle historian.
Life
Richard Ogorkiewicz, born Ryszard Marian Ogórkiewicz, was born in Bydgoszcz. He was a son of Polish Colonel Oberst Marian Ogórkiewicz (1898–1962). Following the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 his family fled first to Romania, then to France in February 1940. In May they moved to Scotland, where Richard attended school. Richard studied mechanical engineering at Imperial College London. After completing his studies, he continued to teach at Imperial. He then worked at Humber and Ford on gas turbine engines. From 1957 through 1985 he was back at Imperial and concentrated on armoured fighting vehicles. From 1972 to 2006, he was an independent member of various committees of the British Defence Scientific Advisory Council. In 1979 he became a lecturer, and from 1988 a visiting professor at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham. In 1993 he became curator of the Tank Museum in Bovington.
Works
Richard Ogorkiewicz has published numerous articles in journals, most notably in Jane's International Defence Review.
Design and Development of Fighting Vehicles, 1968, ISBN 978-0356014616
Thermoplastics: Effects of Processing, 1969, ISBN 978-0592054544
Armoured Forces: A history of Armoured Forces and Their Vehicles, Arms and Armour Press 1970, ISBN 978-0668023344
Engineering Properties of Plastics (Engineering Design Guides), Oxford University Press 1977, ISBN 978-0198591528
Technology of Tanks, Jane's Information Group 1991, ISBN 978-0710605955
Tanks: 100 years of evolution, Osprey Publishing 2015, ISBN 978-1472806703
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tank Chieftain
- T54 (tank Amerika Serikat)
- Ordnance QF 20-pounder
- Tank
- 105×617mmR
- Daftar meriam anti-tank
- CN 105 F1 (meriam tank 105 mm)
- Pertempuran Khafji
- NATO 120x570mm
- Richard Ogorkiewicz
- Challenger 1
- Royal Ordnance L11
- Landship
- AMX-50
- Chieftain (tank)
- K2 Black Panther
- Tank
- Ordnance QF 20-pounder
- Bydgoszcz
