Civil engineer. Born Yorkshire as Thomas Peirson Frank. Chief Engineer for London County Council, 1930 - 1946. His secret rapid response unit saved London from drowning during the Blitz many times. The extensive damage to the Thames wall and the flooding risks were, for reasons of morale, downplayed during the war so Frank did not receive the credit he deserved. The .
Oversaw the reconstruction of Waterloo Bridge. Died London. gives year of death as 1952.
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Sir Peirson Frank
Electronics engineer and humanist. Born as Dénes Gábor, in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Germany for several years, but moved to England when Adolf Hitler came to power. he invented holography in...
Electrical engineer and social reformer promoting family planning and eugenics. Born in Paris. As an engineer, he invented the phase-shifting transformer, and was co-founder of the Institute of Phy...
Deck Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar Street, Sou...
Surveyor, civil engineer, working with Brentford Council in 1909.
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