GB 0098 B/PENNEY - PENNEY, William, Baron Penney of East Hendred (1909-1991)

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Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
GB 0098 B/PENNEY Created 1967-1991 Collection (fonds) 1 box Penney , William George , 1909-1991 , Baron Penney of East Hendred , nuclear scientist
Born, 1909; educated at Technical School, Sheerness; Royal College of Science, Imperial College (BSc); University of Wisconsin (MA), 1931-1933; Senior Student of 1851 Exhibition, Trinity College Cambridge, 1933-1936; PhD (Cambridge), DSc (London), 1935; Stokes Student of Pembroke College, 1936; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Imperial College, 1936-1945; scientific work for Ministry of Home Security and Admiralty, 1940-1944; Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, at Los Alamos Laboratory, New Mexico, 1944-1945; Chief Superintendent, Armament Research, Ministry of Supply, 1946-1952; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1946; OBE, 1946; Knighted, 1952; Director, Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, 1953-1959; Member for Weapons R&D, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1954-1959; Treasurer, Royal Society, 1956-1960, Vice-President, 1957-1960; Member for Research, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1959-1961, Deputy Chairman, 1961-1964, Chairman, 1964-1967; Rumford Medal, Royal Society, 1966; created Baron Penney of East Hendred, Berkshire, 1967; Rector, Imperial College, 1967-1973; Director: Tube Investments, 1968-1979, Standard Telephones and Cables, 1971-1983; Glazebrook Medal and Prize, 1969; Kelvin Gold Medal, 1971; died, 1991.
Publications: include: The Quantum Theory of Valency (London, 1935); Accident at Windscale No 1 Pile on 10th October, 1957 [Report of the Committee of Inquiry. Chairman, Sir William Penney] (London, 1957); articles in scientific journals on theory of molecular structure.

Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.

Papers of Lord Penney, 1967-1991, comprising Royal Society memoirs, [1967-1968], including for John Douglas Cockcroft, (W Penney joint author) and transactions, 1970; addresses, lectures and some related correspondence, 1967-1973, delivered at various institutions and events, including memorial lectures, openings of buildings, dinners, services; correspondence with Sir Harold Hartley, [1968], retirement arrangements, 1972-1973; obituaries, 1991.

The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.

A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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A catalogue is available at the College Archives.

Records of the Governing Body (GB) and correspondence with Lord Jackson, 1967-1970 (B/JACKSON), held at Imperial College.

Correspondence with Sir James Chadwick, 1947-1966 (reference: CHAD IV 11/51), correspondence with Sir Edward Bullard, 1950-1966 (reference: BLRD), held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge); correspondence with Lord Hinton, held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Library (reference: HIN).

Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; National Register of Archives. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. December 2000 Cockcroft , Sir , John Douglas , 1897-1967 , Knight , physicist Documents Educational administrators Educational personnel Hartley , Sir , Harold Brewer , 1878-1972 , Knight , chemical engineer Information sources Literary forms and genres Literature Memoirs Penney , William George , 1909-1991 , 1st Baron Penney of East Hendred , nuclear scientist x Penney of East Hendred , 1st Baron Speeches Personnel People by occupation People Primary documents

Papers of Lord Penney, 1967-1991, comprising Royal Society memoirs, [1967-1968], including for John Douglas Cockcroft, (W Penney joint author) and transactions, 1970; addresses, lectures and some related correspondence, 1967-1973, delivered at various institutions and events, including memorial lectures, openings of buildings, dinners, services; correspondence with Sir Harold Hartley, [1968], retirement arrangements, 1972-1973; obituaries, 1991.

The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.

Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.

A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.

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Records of the Governing Body (GB) and correspondence with Lord Jackson, 1967-1970 (B/JACKSON), held at Imperial College.

A catalogue is available at the College Archives.

Correspondence with Sir James Chadwick, 1947-1966 (reference: CHAD IV 11/51), correspondence with Sir Edward Bullard, 1950-1966 (reference: BLRD), held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge); correspondence with Lord Hinton, held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Library (reference: HIN).

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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