[GZG] James Doohan (Scotty) Dies at 85

>>>> Be sure to read the biographies various news services are printing.
<<<<

NINE children by three marriages, and the youngest born in 2000! Nothing
wrong with his engines...

>>>> Did you notice that the engineer in Chicken Run is a Scot? <<<<

The Scottish ship's engineer has been a cliché since the advent of
steam
propulsion in the 19th century. Check out "McAndrew's Hymn" by Rudyard
Kipling (pub. 1894, by which time the McEngineer was obviously already a
recognisable type):

http://www.pacifier.com/~rboggs/KIPLING.HTML

Like many stereotypes from late-19th & early 20th Century literature,
the
McEngineer has been enthusiastically embraced by science fiction
authors:
Montgomery Scott (ST:TOS et al), Warren Mackenzie (Imperial Earth, Sir
Arthur Clarke), Jock Sinclair (The Mote In God's Eye, Niven & Pournelle)
etc.

Best regards, Robert Bryett.

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