William George Penney, O. M., K. B. E., Baron Penney of East Hendred, 24 June 1909

William George Penney, O. M., K. B. E., Baron Penney of East Hendred, 24 June 1909 - 3 March 1991

Published:1994-02 Issue: Volume:39 Page:281-302
ISSN:0080-4606
Container-title:Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
language:en
Short-container-title:Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc.

Author:

Makins Roger Mellor

Abstract

Lord Penney, a distinguished mathematician in his youth, gave up a promising academic career at the call of public service and became primarily responsible for developing and testing the British fission and fusion nuclear weapons.

Publisher

The Royal Society

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbm.1994.0017

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