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Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

British physicist
Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, CH, PC, FRS was a British physicist who was prime scientific adviser to Winston Churchill in World War II. He was involved in the development of radar and infra-red guidance systems. He was... Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1886, Baden-Baden, Germany
Died: July 3, 1957 (age 71 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
Academic advisor: Walther Nernst
Notable student: Reginald Victor Jones
Organization founded: Oxford Gliding Club
Awards: Hughes Medal
Previous offices: Paymaster General of the United Kingdom (1951–1953) and Paymaster General of the United Kingdom (1942–1945)