
ELECTRONIC INNOVATOR, PIONEER OF RADAR
Born 1912 in West Ham and died in 2009
One of our most distinguished ex-students, he was extremely influential in the development of RADAR and was Knighted for his work
During World War II he was part of a team that enabled RADAR to detect German Bombers approaching Great Britain
He worked closely with Sir Bernard Lovell
After the war he became the Deputy Chair of the GPO, being responsible for the implementation of telephones into homes