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Sir William Glanville
Born1 February 1900
Willesden, Middlesex
Died30 June 1976(1976-06-30) (aged 76)
Northwood, Middlesex
NationalityBritish
EducationQueen Mary, University of London
OccupationEngineer
SpouseMillicent Carr
Childrenone daughter and one son (John Glanville)
Parent(s)Amelia and William Glanville
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president),

Sir William Henry Glanville CB CBE FRS[1] (1 February 1900 – 30 June 1976) was a British civil engineer.[2] During World War II he and the Road Research Laboratory were involved in important war work, developing temporary runways, beach analysis, and tank and aircraft design. He also worked on the explosives calculations and scale models used to develop the bouncing bombs used in the Dam Busters Raid.

He was widely recognised for his contributions to engineering and, amongst a string of professional awards, was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), as a Companion of the Order of the Bath and knighted.

  1. ^ Baker, Lord (1977). "William Henry Glanville. 1 February 1900 - 30 June 1976". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 23. Royal Society publishing: 90–113. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1977.0005. ISSN 0080-4606.
  2. ^ Royal Society Obituary

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