Edward Lee ("Ted") (2 March 1914 – 31 December 2001) was a British scientist, inventor, and civil servant. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis He was the builder of Britain's first infrared spectrometer, and later served as Director of the Admiralty Research Laboratory. Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of A spectrometer is an Optical instrument used to measure properties of Light over a specific portion of the Electromagnetic spectrum, typically used The Admiralty Research Laboratory, or ARL, was a research laboratory that supported the work of the UK Admiralty in Teddington, London,
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Education
Lee was educated at Consett Grammar School. Consett (UK Parliament constituency Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Derwentside. He earned an MSc from Manchester University, where he was a protege of scientists Lawrence Bragg and Patrick Blackett. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, FRS, ( 31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian Physicist Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett Baron Blackett OM CH FRS ( 18 November 1897 &ndash 13 July 1974) was an He was headhunted by Sir Gordon Sutherland to build an infrared spectrometer at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, where he received his PhD. Sir Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland FRS (1907-1980 was a Scottish physicist Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of A spectrometer is an Optical instrument used to measure properties of Light over a specific portion of the Electromagnetic spectrum, typically used The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation.
Second World War career
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Lee had won a Commonwealth scholarship to continue his research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but chose instead to remain in Britain to help with the war effort. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1939, Lee joined the Scientific and Technical Staff at the Royal Navy's Admiralty Research Laboratory in Teddington, Middlesex. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Teddington is in London, England on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. He served in the Scientific Research and Experiment Department working on radar & Type F infrared rays recognition system. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships
Post-war career
From 1946-1948, Lee served on the staff of the UK Ministry of Defence. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters In 1948, he joined the Admiralty's Department of Physical Research. In 1951, he returned to the Admiralty Research Laboratory, and in 1955 he was appointed Director of Operational Research, Royal Naval Scientific Service. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)
In 1958, Lee was appointed Deputy Director of the National Physical Laboratory. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1960, he was appointed Director, Stations and Industry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1965, during Harold Wilson's "white heat of technology", he became Deputy Controller (R) at the Ministry of Technology. James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians In 1970 he was appointed Head of Research Services at the Department of Trade and Industry. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Department of Trade and Industry was a United Kingdom government department which was disbanded with the announcement of the creation of the Department for Business
From 1971 until his retirement in 1974, Lee served as Director of the Admiralty Research Laboratory. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Admiralty Research Laboratory, or ARL, was a research laboratory that supported the work of the UK Admiralty in Teddington, London,
Retirement
In later life, Lee served as Governor of Hampton School, and Captain and President of the Home Park Golf Club at Hampton Court. Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, England.
External links
- Obituary - Daily Telegraph
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