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Actions	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Title Dr H Peter Jost, President 1977-1978 Reference UK0108 IMfgE 1/5/1/06 Date 1951 to 1987 Creator H Peter (CBE) Jost Scope and Content Folder of Dr H Peter Jost's papers, primarily from his period as President of the IProdE in 1977-1978. Folder also includes some earlier and later papers related to the IProdE, papers from the 1960s related to his work on tribology, and also some loose personal and biographical material. The title of the folder is, 'IMechE/IProdE/Electricals Working Party: manufacturing industry concordat'. Loose items within the folder are; 01. 6-page typescript citation for Dr H Peter Jost, CBE, covering; his early work; tribology; production engineering; additional information; conclusion. [Digital version available]. 02. 1-page typescript letter from W F S Woodford, Honorary Secretary of the Honours Committee of the IProdE, sent to the Honours Secretary at 10 Downing Street proposing Dr H Peter Jost for a Royal Honour Promotion, undated. 03. 'Who's who' entry for H Peter Jost in 1978. [Digital version available] 04. Invitation card to an IProdE London Graduate Section meeting at which HP Jost was giving a lecture on, 'industrial law and the production engineer'. The meeting was held 8 May 1951 at the IProdE, 36 Portman Square, London, W1. 05. Printed minutes of the 2nd IProdE Graduate Representatives Conference, 29 March 1952. H P Jost features as he gave the opening welcome (he had been President of the 1951 Conference), he spoke about a survey of the 1951 conference, and was involved in several discussions. Items, originally tied together were; 06. 3-page typescript submission to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council relating to an application by the Institution of Production Engineers for permission to change bye-law 29, 1988. 07. 3-page typescript paper listing the Presidential Advisory Committee, with brief biographical details about each member, from 1977. This advisory committee was formed by Peter Jost in his Presidential year. 08. Minutes of the IProdE Council for its meeting on 25 January 1979. The Council discussed Department of Industry proposals regarding the setting up of a collaborative body. Peter Jost contributed significantly to the debate. 09. 2-page typescript paper titled, 'topics for funded research' produced by Ronald M Webb (Senior Assistant Secretary) dated 4 August 1977. 10. 2-page typescript letter from Peter Jost to the Secretary of The Fellowship of Engineering recommending 17 individuals for election to the Fellowship, circa 1977/78 11. 2-page typescript letter from Peter Jost, dated 21 June 1978, just prior to his retirement from his Presidential office, setting out his various conversations on Membership of the Fellowship, sent to Professor Sir Hugh Ford of The Fellowship of Engineering. 12. 1-page typescript letter from Alan McKay, Secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, suggesting a closer relationship between the production engineers and the mechanical engineers along the lines ot the arrangement between the mechanical engineers and the electrical engineers, 9 January 1978. Marked private & confidential. 13. 2-page typescript letter from Alan McKay, to Peter Jost regarding the proposed 'concordat', 4 January 1978, together with Peter Jost's reply of 6 January 1978. Both marked private & confidential. 14. 1-page typescript letter from Jack Ferguson, IEE President, to Peter Jost, dated 31 December 1977, regarding collaboration, together with Peter Jost's reply dated 5 January 1978. 15. 1-page typescript letter from George Gainsborough, IEE Secretary, sent to Peter Jost, dated 30 December 1977, regarding collaboration, together with Peter Jost's reply dated 5 January 1978. 16. Letters from Peter Jost to George Gainsborough and Jack Ferguson of the IEE, both dated 20 December 1977, regarding a draft concordat. Also a letter from Peter Jost to Alan McKay of the IMechE, referring to these two letters, dated 22 December 1977. 17. Letter from Sir Montague (Monty) Finniston, Sears Holdings, responding to Peter Jost's letter of 8 December 1977 and discussing the debate on the terms of reference for his Committee of Inquiry. Letter dated 13 December 1977. 18. 3-page draft proposal for a concordat between the IMechE, IEE, and IProdE, dated 13 December 1977. 19. 1-page typescript letter from George Gainsborough commenting on Peter Jost's letter of 20 October and talking about the proposed concordat., dated 28 October 1977. 20. 1-page typescript letter from Peter Jost to Professor Sir Hugh Ford, President IMechE, regarding a concordat between the IProdE, IMechE and IEE, dated 21 October 1977. 21. 1-page agenda titled, 'to investigate the relevance to British manufacturing industry, including the social, manpower and industrial relations aspects and to recommend what action - if any - should be taken by the Government'. Undated. 22. 3-page typescript draft concordat, dated 20 July 1977 and marked 'draft for the eyes of Prof. Sir Hugh Ford FRS only'. 23. 2-page typescript paper titled, 'manufacturing activities - stage 1', dated 24 June 1977. 24. Copy letter from Ewen McEwen, IMechE President, sent to H E Lewis, Health and Safety Executive, titled, 'first report of the Advisory Committee on Major Hazards', 3 February 1977. 25. Printed booklet, with annotation, titled, 'IProdE technical policy', dated May 1984. 26. Copies of press cuttings referring to Peter Jost's presidential address, 1977, which was given at the annual dinner of the IProdE 29 November 1977 and at which the Prime Minister, James Callaghan, was guest of honour. 27. Letter from Dennis Goss, IProdE Chairman, sent to Dr G S Brosnan at the North East London Polytechnic referring to the IMechE/IProdE Investigating Committee and to a letter from Peter Jost (copied to Jost). Letter dated 19 August 1976. 28. Copy of letter from Rt Hon. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Ministry of Technology, sent to Barbara Castle MP, and copied to other ministers and interested parties referring to actions he would like them to take in connection with tribology [Benn set up the Committee on Tribology in September 1966]. Letter dated 28 March 1968. 29. Copy of letter from Minister of Power to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 30. Copy of letter from Minister of Public Building and Works (R J Mellish) to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 10 April 1968. 31. Copy of letter from Postmaster General to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 18 April 1968. 32. Copy of letter from the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 22 April 1968. 33. Copy of letter from Minister of Power to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 34. Copy of letter from Minister of Agriculture to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 35. Copy of letter from Ministry of Transport to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 18 April 1968. Exent 1 Folder Admin. history/Biography Dr H Peter Jost (1921 -2016), who died aged 95, coined the term “tribology” (from the Greek word “tribo” – I rub) to describe the science of friction, wear, and lubrication – giving birth to a new engineering discipline. In 1966 Jost published a report, commissioned by the government, which showed, for the first time, that the problems of lubrication in engineering were mainly problems of design. Their solutions, Jost argued, needed a range of skills from scientific disciplines other than mechanical engineering – including chemistry and materials science, solid body mechanics and physics. By applying tribology to machine design, Jost and his team calculated that British industry could save £500 million a year as a result of fewer breakdowns causing lost production; lower energy consumption; reduced maintenance costs; and longer machine life. The Jost report led to the setting up of several national tribology centres in Britain, though initially it was Britain’s competitors who took the ball and ran with it. By the late 1980s Britain was lagging behind the US, Germany and Japan. As recently as 2015 a press release from five learned societies announcing the creation of a UK Tribology Network to promote best practice observed that while Britain has a strong academic and industrial tribology base, “due to the fragmentation of activity within the UK the impact on reducing the very high cost (circa 1.4 per cent of GDP) of uncontrolled friction, lubrication, surface selection and wear-control within industry has been limited.” Hans Peter Jost was born on January 25 1921 and educated at Liverpool Technical College and Manchester College of Technology. He began his career as an apprentice at Associated Metal Works, Glasgow, and Napier and Sons in Liverpool, winning the Sir John Larking Medal for a paper on Measurement of Surface Finish. By the age of 29 Jost had become general manager of international lubricants company Trier Bros, for whom he developed an innovative steam machinery lubrication method which saved energy and water by preventing boiler tubes scaling up. By 1960 he had become lubrication consultant to Richard Thomas and Baldwins. Jost went on to serve as a director and chairman of several technology and engineering companies including the solid lubricants company K S Paul, and Engineering & General Equipment. He served on numerous industry councils, and until his death was president of the International Tribology Council and a life member of the council of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. He was an honorary fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institute of Materials. Appointed CBE in 1969, Jost was honoured by the heads of state of France, Germany, Poland, Austria and Japan, and in 1992 became the first honorary foreign member of the Russia Academy of Engineering. He held two honorary professorships and 11 honorary doctorates including, in January 2000, the first Millennium honorary science doctorate. In 2009 he co-launched the concept of Green Tribology, paving the way for the first Green Tribology World Congress. He married, in 1948, Margaret Kadesh, who survived him with two daughters. Peter Jost, born January 25 1921, died June 7 2016. [Daily Telegraph obituary 15 JUne 2016] Persons keyword H Peter (CBE) Jost Conditions governing access Subject to 30 year closure period Level of description file Hierarchy browser 110000004 IET Institutional Records contains 6 parts UK0108 IMfgE Archives of the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers contains 5 parts UK0108 IMfgE 1 Organisation of the IMfgE contains 7 parts UK0108 IMfgE 1/5 Presidents of the IMfgE contains 1 part(s) UK0108 IMfgE 1/5/01 Presidents' Correspondence and Documents contains 6 parts UK0108 IMfgE 1/5/1/06 Dr H Peter Jost, President 1977-1978

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Dr H Peter Jost, President 1977-1978
Reference
UK0108 IMfgE 1/5/1/06
Date
1951 to 1987
Creator
H Peter (CBE) Jost
Scope and Content
Folder of Dr H Peter Jost's papers, primarily from his period as President of the IProdE in 1977-1978. Folder also includes some earlier and later papers related to the IProdE, papers from the 1960s related to his work on tribology, and also some loose personal and biographical material. The title of the folder is, 'IMechE/IProdE/Electricals Working Party: manufacturing industry concordat'. Loose items within the folder are; 01. 6-page typescript citation for Dr H Peter Jost, CBE, covering; his early work; tribology; production engineering; additional information; conclusion. [Digital version available]. 02. 1-page typescript letter from W F S Woodford, Honorary Secretary of the Honours Committee of the IProdE, sent to the Honours Secretary at 10 Downing Street proposing Dr H Peter Jost for a Royal Honour Promotion, undated. 03. 'Who's who' entry for H Peter Jost in 1978. [Digital version available] 04. Invitation card to an IProdE London Graduate Section meeting at which HP Jost was giving a lecture on, 'industrial law and the production engineer'. The meeting was held 8 May 1951 at the IProdE, 36 Portman Square, London, W1. 05. Printed minutes of the 2nd IProdE Graduate Representatives Conference, 29 March 1952. H P Jost features as he gave the opening welcome (he had been President of the 1951 Conference), he spoke about a survey of the 1951 conference, and was involved in several discussions. Items, originally tied together were; 06. 3-page typescript submission to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council relating to an application by the Institution of Production Engineers for permission to change bye-law 29, 1988. 07. 3-page typescript paper listing the Presidential Advisory Committee, with brief biographical details about each member, from 1977. This advisory committee was formed by Peter Jost in his Presidential year. 08. Minutes of the IProdE Council for its meeting on 25 January 1979. The Council discussed Department of Industry proposals regarding the setting up of a collaborative body. Peter Jost contributed significantly to the debate. 09. 2-page typescript paper titled, 'topics for funded research' produced by Ronald M Webb (Senior Assistant Secretary) dated 4 August 1977. 10. 2-page typescript letter from Peter Jost to the Secretary of The Fellowship of Engineering recommending 17 individuals for election to the Fellowship, circa 1977/78 11. 2-page typescript letter from Peter Jost, dated 21 June 1978, just prior to his retirement from his Presidential office, setting out his various conversations on Membership of the Fellowship, sent to Professor Sir Hugh Ford of The Fellowship of Engineering. 12. 1-page typescript letter from Alan McKay, Secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, suggesting a closer relationship between the production engineers and the mechanical engineers along the lines ot the arrangement between the mechanical engineers and the electrical engineers, 9 January 1978. Marked private & confidential. 13. 2-page typescript letter from Alan McKay, to Peter Jost regarding the proposed 'concordat', 4 January 1978, together with Peter Jost's reply of 6 January 1978. Both marked private & confidential. 14. 1-page typescript letter from Jack Ferguson, IEE President, to Peter Jost, dated 31 December 1977, regarding collaboration, together with Peter Jost's reply dated 5 January 1978. 15. 1-page typescript letter from George Gainsborough, IEE Secretary, sent to Peter Jost, dated 30 December 1977, regarding collaboration, together with Peter Jost's reply dated 5 January 1978. 16. Letters from Peter Jost to George Gainsborough and Jack Ferguson of the IEE, both dated 20 December 1977, regarding a draft concordat. Also a letter from Peter Jost to Alan McKay of the IMechE, referring to these two letters, dated 22 December 1977. 17. Letter from Sir Montague (Monty) Finniston, Sears Holdings, responding to Peter Jost's letter of 8 December 1977 and discussing the debate on the terms of reference for his Committee of Inquiry. Letter dated 13 December 1977. 18. 3-page draft proposal for a concordat between the IMechE, IEE, and IProdE, dated 13 December 1977. 19. 1-page typescript letter from George Gainsborough commenting on Peter Jost's letter of 20 October and talking about the proposed concordat., dated 28 October 1977. 20. 1-page typescript letter from Peter Jost to Professor Sir Hugh Ford, President IMechE, regarding a concordat between the IProdE, IMechE and IEE, dated 21 October 1977. 21. 1-page agenda titled, 'to investigate the relevance to British manufacturing industry, including the social, manpower and industrial relations aspects and to recommend what action - if any - should be taken by the Government'. Undated. 22. 3-page typescript draft concordat, dated 20 July 1977 and marked 'draft for the eyes of Prof. Sir Hugh Ford FRS only'. 23. 2-page typescript paper titled, 'manufacturing activities - stage 1', dated 24 June 1977. 24. Copy letter from Ewen McEwen, IMechE President, sent to H E Lewis, Health and Safety Executive, titled, 'first report of the Advisory Committee on Major Hazards', 3 February 1977. 25. Printed booklet, with annotation, titled, 'IProdE technical policy', dated May 1984. 26. Copies of press cuttings referring to Peter Jost's presidential address, 1977, which was given at the annual dinner of the IProdE 29 November 1977 and at which the Prime Minister, James Callaghan, was guest of honour. 27. Letter from Dennis Goss, IProdE Chairman, sent to Dr G S Brosnan at the North East London Polytechnic referring to the IMechE/IProdE Investigating Committee and to a letter from Peter Jost (copied to Jost). Letter dated 19 August 1976. 28. Copy of letter from Rt Hon. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Ministry of Technology, sent to Barbara Castle MP, and copied to other ministers and interested parties referring to actions he would like them to take in connection with tribology [Benn set up the Committee on Tribology in September 1966]. Letter dated 28 March 1968. 29. Copy of letter from Minister of Power to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 30. Copy of letter from Minister of Public Building and Works (R J Mellish) to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 10 April 1968. 31. Copy of letter from Postmaster General to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 18 April 1968. 32. Copy of letter from the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 22 April 1968. 33. Copy of letter from Minister of Power to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 34. Copy of letter from Minister of Agriculture to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 11 April 1968. 35. Copy of letter from Ministry of Transport to Anthony Wedgwood Benn regarding tribology, dated 18 April 1968.
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Admin. history/Biography
Dr H Peter Jost (1921 -2016), who died aged 95, coined the term “tribology” (from the Greek word “tribo” – I rub) to describe the science of friction, wear, and lubrication – giving birth to a new engineering discipline. In 1966 Jost published a report, commissioned by the government, which showed, for the first time, that the problems of lubrication in engineering were mainly problems of design. Their solutions, Jost argued, needed a range of skills from scientific disciplines other than mechanical engineering – including chemistry and materials science, solid body mechanics and physics. By applying tribology to machine design, Jost and his team calculated that British industry could save £500 million a year as a result of fewer breakdowns causing lost production; lower energy consumption; reduced maintenance costs; and longer machine life. The Jost report led to the setting up of several national tribology centres in Britain, though initially it was Britain’s competitors who took the ball and ran with it. By the late 1980s Britain was lagging behind the US, Germany and Japan. As recently as 2015 a press release from five learned societies announcing the creation of a UK Tribology Network to promote best practice observed that while Britain has a strong academic and industrial tribology base, “due to the fragmentation of activity within the UK the impact on reducing the very high cost (circa 1.4 per cent of GDP) of uncontrolled friction, lubrication, surface selection and wear-control within industry has been limited.” Hans Peter Jost was born on January 25 1921 and educated at Liverpool Technical College and Manchester College of Technology. He began his career as an apprentice at Associated Metal Works, Glasgow, and Napier and Sons in Liverpool, winning the Sir John Larking Medal for a paper on Measurement of Surface Finish. By the age of 29 Jost had become general manager of international lubricants company Trier Bros, for whom he developed an innovative steam machinery lubrication method which saved energy and water by preventing boiler tubes scaling up. By 1960 he had become lubrication consultant to Richard Thomas and Baldwins. Jost went on to serve as a director and chairman of several technology and engineering companies including the solid lubricants company K S Paul, and Engineering & General Equipment. He served on numerous industry councils, and until his death was president of the International Tribology Council and a life member of the council of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. He was an honorary fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institute of Materials. Appointed CBE in 1969, Jost was honoured by the heads of state of France, Germany, Poland, Austria and Japan, and in 1992 became the first honorary foreign member of the Russia Academy of Engineering. He held two honorary professorships and 11 honorary doctorates including, in January 2000, the first Millennium honorary science doctorate. In 2009 he co-launched the concept of Green Tribology, paving the way for the first Green Tribology World Congress. He married, in 1948, Margaret Kadesh, who survived him with two daughters. Peter Jost, born January 25 1921, died June 7 2016. [Daily Telegraph obituary 15 JUne 2016]
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