Certificate ‘A’ in the School Certificate Examinations in summer 1932. On
leaving Brighton, it was usual to include the University destination of the
leaver in the ‘school Valete’. There is no such reference in Peter’s entry. This
might be linked to his health; we can only assume his admission to Sidney
Sussex was confirmed after he left Brighton.
30. The Natural Sciences Tripos is the framework within which most of the
science is taught at Cambridge. It is taught by a number of departments
designed to allow a highly flexible curriculum and includes a range of physical
and biological sciences, together with the history and philosophy of science.
Much of what appears here is due to Mr. Nicholas Rogers, Archivist at
Sidney Sussex (by email) to whom I am grateful.
31. Sidney Sussex records Peter’s award of a special examination in the first year
but not the in the second. Courtesy of Nicholas Rogers, archivist at Sidney,
(by email).
32. The original inquest papers have not survived and this account is based on a
report published in the Cambridge Independent on Friday, 01 June 1934.
I am indebted to Mr. Josh Acton of the Central Library, Cambridge for
taking the time to provide me with a copy.
33. I am indebted to the Cemeteries Department of Harrow Council for their
help in obtaining the inscription for me.
34. Richard P. Feynman to the mother of Marcus Chown, Feynman’s student,
who was trying to get his mother to understand more about his life in science.
Quoted in The fantastic Mr. Feynman, last shown on BBC2, Tuesday 20
August 2013.
35. The source material for this section and the next was taken from the BBC
engineering web site, http://www.bbceng.info, op. cit. (note 14), constructed
and maintained by ex-BBC engineers. I am particularly indebted to the
reminisces of Mr. J. F. Phillips in his article ‘Droitwich calling’ which I have
relied upon heavily and modified. Readers may also wish to see a short
(edited, ten minute) film made in 1934 by the celebrated documentary
maker, John Grierson, showing the construction and operation of Droitwich.
In, Droitwich. The world’s most modern long wave transmitter, amongst many
other things referred to in this section, we see the mobile transmitter lorry,
the CAT14 valves being moved on their trolleys and installed in the new
transmitter, together with the external radiators for cooling the valves.
Readers are warmly recommended to look at this film if possible. Visit the
bbceng.info web site or ‘You Tube’.
36. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6). Appendix, Some Publications by Staff of
the Laboratories’, contains just one paper by Robert; R. Le Rossignol, E.
W. Hall, The Development of Large Radio Transmitting Valves, GEC Journal,
7, pp. 176–190, (1936).
37. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6), p. 21.
38. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6), p. 51.
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leaving Brighton, it was usual to include the University destination of the
leaver in the ‘school Valete’. There is no such reference in Peter’s entry. This
might be linked to his health; we can only assume his admission to Sidney
Sussex was confirmed after he left Brighton.
30. The Natural Sciences Tripos is the framework within which most of the
science is taught at Cambridge. It is taught by a number of departments
designed to allow a highly flexible curriculum and includes a range of physical
and biological sciences, together with the history and philosophy of science.
Much of what appears here is due to Mr. Nicholas Rogers, Archivist at
Sidney Sussex (by email) to whom I am grateful.
31. Sidney Sussex records Peter’s award of a special examination in the first year
but not the in the second. Courtesy of Nicholas Rogers, archivist at Sidney,
(by email).
32. The original inquest papers have not survived and this account is based on a
report published in the Cambridge Independent on Friday, 01 June 1934.
I am indebted to Mr. Josh Acton of the Central Library, Cambridge for
taking the time to provide me with a copy.
33. I am indebted to the Cemeteries Department of Harrow Council for their
help in obtaining the inscription for me.
34. Richard P. Feynman to the mother of Marcus Chown, Feynman’s student,
who was trying to get his mother to understand more about his life in science.
Quoted in The fantastic Mr. Feynman, last shown on BBC2, Tuesday 20
August 2013.
35. The source material for this section and the next was taken from the BBC
engineering web site, http://www.bbceng.info, op. cit. (note 14), constructed
and maintained by ex-BBC engineers. I am particularly indebted to the
reminisces of Mr. J. F. Phillips in his article ‘Droitwich calling’ which I have
relied upon heavily and modified. Readers may also wish to see a short
(edited, ten minute) film made in 1934 by the celebrated documentary
maker, John Grierson, showing the construction and operation of Droitwich.
In, Droitwich. The world’s most modern long wave transmitter, amongst many
other things referred to in this section, we see the mobile transmitter lorry,
the CAT14 valves being moved on their trolleys and installed in the new
transmitter, together with the external radiators for cooling the valves.
Readers are warmly recommended to look at this film if possible. Visit the
bbceng.info web site or ‘You Tube’.
36. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6). Appendix, Some Publications by Staff of
the Laboratories’, contains just one paper by Robert; R. Le Rossignol, E.
W. Hall, The Development of Large Radio Transmitting Valves, GEC Journal,
7, pp. 176–190, (1936).
37. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6), p. 21.
38. Clayton and Algar, op. cit. (note 6), p. 51.
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