Person Jones; Francis Edgar (1914 - 1988); physicist Jones Francis Edgar physicist 1914 - 1988 British Male Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom 16 January 1914 19140116 10 April 1988 19880410

Physicist Radar Physics Education: Church of England Primary School at Heathdown,Wolverhampton (1918); Marsh Green Elementary School; The Royal Liberty School, Romford; King's College London. Career: Worked in the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) and collaborated with Alec Harley Reeves to develop the Oboe blind bombing system (1939-1945); investigated the Basic Research Division of TRE on the detection and properties of infra-red and millimetre-wave radiation (1946); made accurate measurements of propagation velocity of electro-magnetic radiation at radio frequencies and studied applications of radar in meteorology; Chief Scientific Officer and Deputy Director, Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough), initiated joint rocket programme with Royal Society for exploration of upper atmosphere, and study of orbiting satellite (with King-Hele), (1952-1956); Technical Director, Mullard (1956–1962); Managing Director, Mullard (1962–1972). Honours: MBE 1945 Parents: His father was a miner, then a teacher and met his mother, whose family name was Franks, whilst teavhing in Barnet. Distinguished for his contributions in Government Research and in Industry. With A.S. Reeves devised and developed radar blind bombing system ('Oboe') at T.R.E., and improvements ('Trinity' and 'Delta') for which he received a Civil Service Commission Award to Inventors, 1958. Fellow 16/03/1967 53 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1990 vol 35 pp 179-199, plate, by Sir George G Macfarlane and C Hilsum International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0008 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Jones%2C+Francis+Edgar 16 Jan 1914 - 10 Apr 1988 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 25/06/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2011 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 54323b79-0ccb-44a1-8cbd-2a7bb849e59b