Name John Dodds | ||
John Mathieson Dodds OBE (c. 1905 – 15 October 1983) was a Scottish electrical engineer. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, MA, BSc, BSc(Eng.), and at the Technische Hochschule, Aachen, where he won a Dr Ing. in 1933.
He worked in the Research Dept of Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. in Trafford Park, Manchester, developing high-power thermionic valves, used in the transmitter part of equipment for radar stations for defence (Chain Home system), thereby making a significant contribution to Britain's survival in World War II. He was awarded the OBE.
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