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Peter Danckwerts

George Cross recipient in World War II

Died when: 68 years 11 days (816 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Peter Danckwerts

Peter Victor Danckwerts, GC, MBE, FRS (14 October 1916 – 25 October 1984) was a chemical engineer who pioneered the concept of the residence time distribution.

In 1940, during the Second World War, he was awarded the George Cross for his work in defusing Parachute mines.He later became Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.


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