Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE FRS RDI FRAeS was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1887, Ripley, United Kingdom
Died: October 30, 1979 (age 92 years), Leatherhead Hospital, Leatherhead, United Kingdom
Place of burial: St Lawrence's Church, Little Wenlock, United Kingdom
Spouse: Molly Bloxam (m. 1925–1979)
Children: Elisabeth Wallis, Christopher Wallis, Mary Eyre Wallis, and more
Awards: Albert Medal (1968) and Royal Medal (1975)
Known for: Inventing the bouncing bomb, geodetic airframe design and the earthquake bomb