Herbert John GoughCB, MBE, FRS[1] (26 April 1890 – 1 June 1965) was a British engineer and research director. He was most notable for his research on metal fatigue and was the chief engineer at Unilever from 1945–55.[2]
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gough, herbert, john, gough, april, 1890, june, 1965, british, engineer, research, director, most, notable, research, metal, fatigue, chief, engineer, unilever, from, 1945, bornherbert, john, gough, 1890, april, 1890bermondsey, london, englanddied1, june, 1965. Herbert John Gough CB MBE FRS 1 26 April 1890 1 June 1965 was a British engineer and research director He was most notable for his research on metal fatigue and was the chief engineer at Unilever from 1945 55 2 H J GoughBornHerbert John Gough 1890 04 26 26 April 1890Bermondsey London EnglandDied1 June 1965 aged 75 Brighton Sussex EnglandAlma materUniversity College LondonAwardsFellow of the Royal Society 1 Scientific careerInstitutionsUnileverContents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editBorn in Bermondsey London Gough attended the Regent Street Polytechnic and won a scholarship to University College London In 1909 he became an apprentice at Vickers Sons in 1913 He graduated from the University of London with a BSc a DSc and PhD in engineering From 1914 to 1938 he worked at the National Physical Laboratory From 1914 to May 1919 he served with the Royal Engineers He was mentioned twice in dispatches and was awarded the MBE in 1919 His main area of expertise was the study of material fatigue In 1938 he was director of scientific research at the Ministry of Supply He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1942 2 He was responsible for the Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern Porton Down and the rocket station at Aberystwyth Port Cardiganshire In 1946 he presented the Thomas Hawksley Lecturer on Unexploded ordnance In 1947 he was decorated with the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm by the United States After the war he joined Unilever as Engineer in Chief He retired in 1955 He was President of the IMechE in 1949 3 Works editThe fatigue of metals with numerous diagrams and tables Scott Greenwood amp Son 1924References edit a b Dorey S F 1966 Herbert John Gough 1890 1965 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 12 181 194 doi 10 1098 rsbm 1966 0008 a b Obituary Dr Herbert Gough Pioneer of Metal Fatigue Research The Times 4 June 1965 p 14 Engineering Heritage Awards IMechE External links edit H J Gough Google ScholarProfessional and academic associationsPreceded byE William Gregson President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers1949 Succeeded byStanley Fabes Dorey nbsp This article about an engineer inventor or industrial designer from the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H J Gough amp oldid 1171081667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
