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Greenock (grēn`ək, grĭn`–, grĕn`–), city (1991 pop. 58,436), Inverclyde, W Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde. Greenock is a port, and shipping and shipbuilding are major industries. Others include engineering, textile manufacturing, sugar refining, and the production of office equipment. Greenock is the birthplace of James Watt Watt, James, 1736–1819, Scottish inventor. While working at the Univ. of Glasgow as an instrument maker, Watt was asked to repair a model of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine. ..... Click the link for more information. , the discoverer of steam power. Robert Burns Burns, Robert, 1759–96, Scottish poet. LifeThe son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, Burns was the oldest of seven children, all of whom had to help in the work on the farm. ..... Click the link for more information. 's "Highland Mary" (Mary Campbell) was buried in the cemetery of North Kirk. The church (founded 1591) with windows by William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones, D. G. Rossetti, and Ford Madox Brown, was removed to nearby Seafield to make room for expanding shipyards. Greenock a port in SW Scotland, in Inverclyde on the Firth of Clyde: shipbuilding and other marine industries. Pop.: 45 467 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The report cited excess rates of four types of cancer in former workers at National Semiconductor's plant in Greenock, Scotland. The agreement also includes the transfer of approximately 650 IBM employees in Greenock, Scotland, 400 IBM employees in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 10 IBM employees in the Raleigh, NC, area. Former National Semiconductor employees cooperated with a limited study of workers at the company's Greenock, Scotland, plant, which was completed late last year. |
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