Person Rotherham; Leonard (1913 - 2001) Rotherham Leonard 1913 - 2001 British Male Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England 31/08/1913 19130831 Horningsham, Wiltshire 23/03/2001 20010323

Hornigsham, Wiltshire (after retirement)

Physics Metallurgy Nuclear science Education: Herbert Strutt School, Belper; University College, London. BSc (1935), MSc (1935) Career: Principal Physicist, Firth Brown Research Laboratories, Sheffield (1935-1946); Head of Metallurgy Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough (1946-1954); Director, Research and Development, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Risley (1954-1958); joined the Central Electricity Board (1958); Board member responsible for research, Central Electricity Board (1965-1969); Vice-Chancellor, Bath University (1969-1976); Honorary Professor, Bath University (1985-2001); Governor, Imperial College, London; Director, Chemring plc Honours: CBE 1970 Memberships: Institute of Metallurgists (President 1964); Institute of Metals (President 1965) Married (1937) Nora Thompson; one son, two daughters Royal Society roles: Council: 1965-1966 Fellow 21/03/1963 49 Sources: Obituaries: Independent Review (11 April 2001); Times (01 May 2001) Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2003 vol 49 pp 431-446, plate, by J Rodney Quayle and Geoffrey W Greenwood 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 31 Aug 1913 - 23 Mar 2001 NA6142 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 450a251b-05d0-4b53-b1a9-9cc823012ff8