Died 27 October 1961 | ||
Professor Brian Laidlaw Goodlet (13 March 1903 – 27 October 1961) was a British electrical engineer. He was instrumental in the beginnings of nuclear energy in the UK.
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Early life
He was born in Saint Petersburg in Russia, where he attended the Imperial School. He left Russia in 1918, shortly after the revolution.
Aged 27 he studied Engineering at Cambridge for two years.
Career
He worked with Thomas Allibone.
Harwell
In 1950 he became head of the Engineering Research and Development Division at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Oxfordshire.
He left Harwell on 1 April 1956, and moved to Leicestershire.
Personal life
He married Norah McCormick in 1932, and they had two sons and two daughters. His wife was the daughter of the vicar of Broadclyst in Devon.
He died on 27 October 1961 at his home in Quorn, Leicestershire, aged 58, and is buried in the village church.