In message , Karl
Cooper writes
"Ian Watkins" wrote in message..

I was lucky enough to be in the holiday cottage next door to James this
summer while on holiday in Dorset. Spent many an evening sat outside
chatting to him while watching the sunsets. Very interesting man.

Cheers

Ian

Ian

Did he mention that he invented the microwave oven and didn't take out a
patent?

Now that was the radar boffins at Worth Matravers who used the magnetron
to cook, but this was felt to be irrelevant to the main purpose. Told me
by the late H R 'Johnnie' Johnson, later president of the Institute of
Electrical [1] Engineers.

{]1 Fairly sure it was Electrical rather than Electronic. he went from
radar work to the CEGB, including selling nuclear power stations to the
Japanese.
--
Peter Thomas