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William Richard Joseph Cook

Index William Richard Joseph Cook

Sir William Richard Joseph Cook, (10 April 1905 – 16 September 1987) was a British mathematician and civil servant. [1]

16 relations: British hydrogen bomb programme, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, Frederick Brundrett, John Challens, John Clive Ward, List of Fellows of the Royal Society A, B, C, List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1962, List of mathematicians (C), Operation Grapple, Rolls-Royce Limited, Trowbridge, William Cook, 1951 New Year Honours, 1958 New Year Honours, 1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement, 1970 Birthday Honours.

British hydrogen bomb programme

The British hydrogen bomb programme was the ultimately successful British effort to develop hydrogen bombs between 1952 and 1958.

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Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence

The Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK's Ministry of Defence is responsible for providing strategic management of science and technology issues in the MOD, most directly through the MOD research budget of well over £1 billion, and sits as a full member of the Defence Management Board and the Defence Council, the two most senior management boards within the MOD.

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Frederick Brundrett

Sir Frederick Brundrett, (25 November 1894 – 1 August 1974) was a British mathematician and civil servant who served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence from 1954 to 1959.

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John Challens

Wallace John Challens, (14 May 1915 – 1 March 2002) was a British scientist and civil servant.

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John Clive Ward

John Clive Ward, (1 August 1924 – 6 May 2000) was a British-Australian physicist.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society A, B, C

About 8,000 Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society of London since its inception in 1660.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1962

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List of mathematicians (C)

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Operation Grapple

Operation Grapple was the name of four series of British nuclear weapons tests of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British hydrogen bomb programme.

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Rolls-Royce Limited

Rolls-Royce was a British luxury car and later an aero engine manufacturing business established in 1904 by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.

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Trowbridge

Trowbridge is the county town of Wiltshire, England on the River Biss in the west of the county, south east of Bath, Somerset, from which it is separated by the Mendip Hills, which rise to the west.

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William Cook

William, Will, Willie, Bill or Billy Cook may refer to.

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1951 New Year Honours

The 1951 New Years Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1958 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1958 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement

The 1958 US–UK Mutual Defense Agreement, or UK–US Mutual Defence Agreement, is a bilateral treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons cooperation.

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1970 Birthday Honours

The 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours were appointments to orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms to reward and highlight citizens' good works, on the occasion of the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

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William Cook (scientist).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Richard_Joseph_Cook

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