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Harry Hinde

Harry Hinde is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harry Hinde rather than just read about it. In short: Harry H. Hinde (September 17, 1865 – September 21, 1942) was a Missouri State Representative, businessman, aircraft designer, patent holder, and inventor.

Key takeaways

Harry Hinde belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Harry Hinde to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Harry Hinde from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Harry H. Hinde (September 17, 1865 – September 21, 1942) was a Missouri State Representative, businessman, aircraft designer, patent holder, and inventor.

Early years Harry Hinde was the son of Edmund C. Hinde and Phobe Martin Hinde. His grandfather was Thomas S. Hinde, the founder of Mount Carmel, Illinois. Harry Hinde attended local schools in Mount Carmel. After completing his schooling, Hinde and his cousin, Frederick Hinde Zimmerman, operated a general store in Arkansas for a short time. The business failed, and they both left Arkansas in search of new business opportunities. Harry moved to Kansas City, Missouri and began work in the newspaper and printing business. He was employed in the newspaper business for three years until he was elected to public office.

Election to Missouri State Legislature Sometime before 1905, Hinde was elected to the Missouri State Legislature. He was elected as a member from Kansas City, Missouri. He served multiple terms in the legislature before eventually deciding to relocate to California in 1905. He became a citizen of Riverside, California in 1907.

Inventor and aircraft designer Hinde was an active inventor and aircraft designer during his life and received several patents. Primarily, he concentrated his efforts on inventing monoplane models of airplanes in the early 1900s. Hinde was a member of the Aero Club of California in the early 1900s. He invented a "heavier than air" machine for which he received several patents. Experts of the day claimed that the invention revolutionized aerial navigation. According to one source, Harry Hinde spent over 17 years studying aeronautics.

Later years In later years, Hinde established the Hinde Hardware Company in Riverside, California. It was a generally successful business; however, after the death of Harry's uncle, Captain Charles T. Hinde, he retired, since he received a large inheritance. As part of the inheritance from the estate of Charles T. Hinde, Harry Hinde received Captain Hinde's house, named the Kirk House, in Coronado, California, where Hinde lived with his family until 1922. Eventually, he sold the house. Hinde tried to reenter politics in 1916 by running in the primary election for state senator in the thirty-seventh district in Riverside, California, but came in third place with a total of 2,318 votes. Hinde was also listed as a Patron of the American Literary Association Officers in 1919. Hinde is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Riverside.

References

Further reading Nolan, John Matthew "2,543 Days: A History of the Hotel at the Grand Rapids Dam on the Wabash River" Briefly discusses Harry Hinde's relationship with Frederick Hinde Zimmerman.

External links Harry H. Hinde Family 1910 Census Harry H. Hinde wife's genealogy at rootsweb Description of House Harry H. Hinde inherited and lived for a short time Harry H. Hinde at Find a Grave

Patents U.S. Patent 868,863 at Google Patents

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harry Hinde

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harry Hinde claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harry Hinde before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harry Hinde ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harry Hinde

In research: Harry Hinde appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harry Hinde in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harry Hinde is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1865 births, 1942 deaths, 20th-century American inventors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harry Hinde outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Harry Hinde in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Harry Hinde in simple terms?

Harry H. Hinde (September 17, 1865 – September 21, 1942) was a Missouri State Representative, businessman, aircraft designer, patent holder, and inventor.

Why does Harry Hinde matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Harry Hinde?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Harry Hinde.