William Glanville
Civil engineer, Award Winner
1900 – 1976
Who was William Glanville?
Sir William Henry Glanville CB CBE FRS was a British civil engineer. During World War II he and the Road Research Laboratory were involved in important war work, developing temporary runways, beach analysis, and tank and aircraft design. He also worked on the explosives calculations and scale models used to develop the bouncing bombs used in the Dam Busters Raid.
He was widely recognised for his contributions to engineering and, amongst a string of professional awards, was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as a Companion of the Order of the Bath and knighted.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1900
Willesden - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of London
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Lived in
- Willesden
- Died
- Jun 30, 1976
Northwood
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on July 23, 2013
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