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Harry Boot

English physicist (1917-1983) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 65

Henry Albert Howard Boot was an English physicist who with Sir John Randall and James Sayers developed the cavity magnetron, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second World War.

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Awards

John Scott Award1959
John Price Wetherill Medal1958

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1983 · aged 65