Includes newspaper cuttings and journal extracts relating to the invention of the C. Q. R. anchor, 1934-1936, within two volumes. Also includes correspondence concerning the invention of the C. Q. R. anchor from various authorities, 1934-1936; some photographs and negatives are included in the collection of the anchor.


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Administrative / biographical background
He specialised in tangible macroscopic physics and his work concerned the mechanics of fluid and solid materials: their applications in geophysics and engineering. He was original in that he could combine incisive mathematical analysis with simple imaginative experiments which would result in developing fundamental mechanical processes. He served as meteorologist on an expedition to observe the path of icebergs in the north Atlantic following the sinking of the TITANIC. He wrote a series of pioneering papers over the period of twenty-seven years on the subject of turbulence which transformed understanding in this field. During World War One he was recruited to the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough; helping the design and military operations of aeroplanes on a scientific level. He gained a pilot’s certificate in 1915. He was elected FRS in 1919 and appointed to the Royal Society Yarrow research professorship. During World War Two was a consultant and adviser to civil and military authorities that experienced new technical problems. In 1944 to 1955 he visited Los Alamos, New Mexico, working with scientists on making the first nuclear explosion. Taylor formally retired in 1952 but continued his research interests nonetheless. He was a sailing enthusiast, an interest he shared with his wife. They shared many voyages together which led to Taylor’s interest in developing a new design of anchor. He invented an original anchor, known as the CQR anchor which became popular with small boat owners. Taylor was knighted in 1944 and admitted to the Order of Merit in 1969.