upton sinclair

noun

1. Harry Ford,1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
2. May,1865?–1946, British novelist.
3. Up·ton (Beall) [uhp-tuh n bel] /ˈʌp tən bɛl/, 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.
4. a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.

noun

1. Sir Clive (Marles). born 1940, English electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5 (1985), a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure
2. Upton (Beall). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws