Harry Egerton Wimperis fonds [textual record (microform)]
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Harry Egerton Wimperis fonds [textual record (microform)]
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Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid contains a biographical sketch of Wimperis and a brief note on the contents on his diaries. MSS0311 (90: Open)
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Record information Harry Egerton Wimperis fonds [textual record (microform)]
Date:1907-1941, 1971.Reference:R5252-0-4-E, MG30-B72Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98080Date(s):1907-1941, 1971.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:9 microfilm reels : negative and positive.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of microfilmed personal diaries describing family affairs, Wimperis' inventions, books, aeronautical work and travels, including travels in Canada. Notes concerning some people, etc., mentioned in the diaries of Harry E. Wimperis, were compiled by his daughter, Mrs. Barbara Watson, in 1971. This material is located on microfilm reels A-843 to A-850, and A-1987.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Wimperis, Harry Egerton, 1876-1960 : Harry Egerton Wimperis was the inventor of the Wimperis accelerometer, Gyroturn indicator and course setting bombsight for aircraft. Between 1915 and 1925 he served as an Experimental Office in the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Air Force and the Air Ministry Laboratories. He was appointed Director of Scientific Research in the Air Ministry in 1925. In 1938 Wimperis served as the Aeronautical Advisor to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of the Commonwealth of Australia. He also served as President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1936-1938, and of the Engineering Section of the British Association, 1939. From 1946 to 1950 he was a member of the Atomic Energy Study Group, Chatham House. His wife, Grace d'Avray, was the daughter of Sir George Parkin.Additional information:Location of originals note:The originals are held by Mrs. John Watson of Edinburgh, Scotland.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG30-B72 -
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