William Penney, Baron Penney
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William George Penney, Baron Penney, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London and later the rector of Imperial College London.
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Penney's ID badge photo from Los Alamos National Laboratory of the United States.
Project Alberta. Penney is in the second row from the front, third from the left
Penney (right) watches the Operation Hurricane nuclear test after the initial flash. With him is Rear Admiral Arthur David Torlesse, the task force commander.
Penney (left) with Otto Frisch, Rudolf Peierls and John Cockcroft after receiving their American Medals of Freedom in 1946.Awards 9
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About this person
William George Penney, Baron Penney, was an English mathematician and professor of mathematical physics at the Imperial College London and later the rector of Imperial College London. He had a leading role in the development of High Explosive Research, Britain's clandestine nuclear programme that started in 1942 during the Second World War which produced the first British atomic bomb in 1952.
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United KingdomCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1991 · aged 81
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