I've seen a prototype at the little museum in Rugby (recogniseable from the 6 rather than 8 little nooks IIRC). And on tweeds, see also Francis Crick. Who was IIRC an Operational Research boffin… (View Post)

No. They wore tweed jackets with leather patches, unless they had been promoted up the CS scale to Administration or Directors. (View Post)

Complete with involvement in Black Knight too! I hadn't realised. Definitely a boffin as you say. And how the UK nearly had a start in tidal power: 'In 1982, after eight years of developmen… (View Post)

WW2 slang for a scientist or engineer in R&D - RAE Farnborough, the radar developers at TRE, operational research in the navy, physiologists studying life support mechanics in aircraft and subs, … (View Post)

Quite. The moment someone supports it on PB, someone else wants to apply Logan's Run. Death threats. (View Post)