Person Davies; Donald Watts (1924 - 2000) Davies Donald Watts 1924 - 2000 British Male Treorchy, Wales 07/06/1924 19240607 London 28/05/2000 20000528

Computer science Education: School in Portsmouth; Imperial College, London. BSc (1943, Physics), BSc (1947, Mathematics) Career: Assistant to Klaus Fuchs, atomic research, Birmingham University and worked at ICI Billingham (between degrees); joined National Physical Laboratory in the ACE digital computer team (1947) and worked with Alan Turing (FRS 1951); technical manager, advanced computer techniques project (1963); Superintendent, autonomics division, NPL (1966-1979); devised packet-switching; led work on data security at NPL (1979-1984); retired, continuing as a data security consultant; author of 'Computer networks and their protocols' (1973); visiting Professor, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (1987) Honours: CBE 1983 Memberships: Distinguished Fellow, British Computer Society (1975) Married (1955) Diane Burton; one daughter, two sons Fellow 19/03/1987 62 Sources: Obituary, The Times 31 May 2000 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 87-96, plate, by R M Needham FREng FRS 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 7 Jun 1924 - 28 May 2000 NA2800 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/46859041 31267b3c-e6fd-488a-ac31-4047dd68dedf