Men Amidst the Madness, 9781909982086
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Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities.

Men Amidst the Madness

british technology development in world war ii

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    304 pages

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    31 March 2014

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Summary

Individually and collectively, the Fellows of the Royal Society were involved in many wartime activities. For example, prior to the outbreak of World War Two Her Majesty’s Government decided to establish a Central Register of persons with ‘professional, scientific, technical or higher administrative qualifications’, for use in time of War, and entrusted this work to the Ministry of Labour. The Secretaries of the Royal Society discussed the project with officials from that Ministry, and at the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781909982086
ISBN-10:1909982083
Author:David Rogers
Publisher:Helion & Company
Imprint:Helion & Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:31 March 2014
Weight:491g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

David Rogers

Dave Rogers set up Danercon Ltd in 2004 - having previously worked for a multinational company for 23 years. During his industrial career, Dave spent time working in research and development and in the manufacturing division. His research experience involved product component research, product design and the implementation of process verification equipment. Dave’s manufacturing experience covers the product issues of day-to-day manufacture and product design as part of a waste reduction effort, as well as leading a process research and development group of some 20 engineers and scientists. Dave holds a Bachelor and Doctorate Degree in Chemistry, and Fellowships with the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Royal Photographic Society and The British Institute of Professional Photography (the latter by invitation). He was Visiting Professor at the University of Westminster 2002–05. Dave is a long-term school governor - having recently completed 15 years as primary school governor. He has written or edited 13 books. Two are war-related, which he edited for his father; a third wartime book was co-written by Dave and his father. This is Dave’s fifth book for Helion - having previously written Top Secret. British Boffins in World War One, Men Amidst the Madness – British Technology Development in World War Two, Destination D-Day – preparations for the invasion of North-West Europe 1944 and Rebuilding Britain The aftermath of World War Two.

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