| Authorised form of name | Cook; Sir; William Richard Joseph (1905 - 1987) |
| Dates | 1905 - 1987 |
| Date of birth | 10/04/1905 |
| Date of death | 16/09/1987 |
| Activity | Honours:
CB 1951; Kt 1958; KCB 1970
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1962 |
| Age at election | 56 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1988 vol 34 pp 43-61, plate, by Lord Penney
References:
David Kendall and Kenneth Post, 'The British 3-inch Anti-Aircraft Rocket. Part One: Dive Bombers' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 229-239 |
| Code | NA5014 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| PB/5/5/4/1 | Correspondence re arrangements for Blackett's meeting with the Committee | 1966-1967 |
| EC/1962/05 | Cook, William Richard Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PB/1/33/3/1 | Companion of Honour | 1965 |