Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville)
- Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville)
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born Sept. 26, 1887, Ripley, Derbyshire, Eng.
died Oct. 30, 1979, Leatherhead, Surrey
British aeronautical designer and military engineer.
He invented the innovative "
dambuster"
bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force to destroy the Möhne and Eder dams in Germany'
s industrial Ruhr area,
producing heavy floods that slowed industrial production.
He also invented the 12,
000-
lb (
5,
400 kg) "
Tallboy"
and the 22,
000-
lb (
10,
000 kg) "
Grand Slam"
bombs and was responsible for the bombs that destroyed the German warship Tirpitz,
V-
rocket sites,
and much of Germany'
s railway system.
In 1971 he designed an aircraft that could fly five times the speed of sound.
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Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville) — (26 sep. 1887, Ripley, Derbyshire, Inglaterra–30 oct. 1979, Leatherhead, Surrey). Diseñador aeronáutico e ingeniero militar británico. Inventó las innovadoras bombas dambuster (rompedora de represas), usadas por la RAF en la segunda guerra… … Enciclopedia Universal
Barnes Neville Wallis — Sir Barnes Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (* 26. September 1887 in Ripley (Derbyshire); † 30. Oktober 1979 in Leatherhead, Surrey) war ein englischer Ingenieur. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barnes Wallis — Sir Barnes Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (* 26. September 1887 in Ripley (Derbyshire); † 30. Oktober 1979 in Leatherhead, Surrey) war ein englischer Wissenschaftler. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barnes Wallis — Sir Barnes Neville Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, (26 septembre 1887 30 octobre 1979) est un ingénieur et inventeur britannique, principalement connu pour l invention des bombes rebondissantes utilisé par la Royal Air Force pendant l opération … Wikipédia en Français
Wallis — Wallis, John * * * (as used in expressions) Vidor, King (Wallis) Wallis y Futuna, islas Wallis, islas Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville) Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duquesa de … Enciclopedia Universal
Neville — Neville, Edgar * * * (as used in expressions) Chamberlain, (Arthur) Neville Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville) Richard Neville … Enciclopedia Universal
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
Wallis — /wol is, waw lis/, n. 1. Harold Brent /brent/, (Hal), 1899 1986, U.S. film producer. 2. John, 1616 1703, English mathematician. 3. a male given name, form of Wallace. 4. a female given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Vidor King Wallis … Universalium
Barnes — (as used in expressions) Barnes, Albert C(oombs) Barnes, Djuna George Kelly Barnes, Jr. Taeuber, Conrad y Barnes Taeuber, Irene Irene Barnes Wallis, Sir Barnes (Neville) … Enciclopedia Universal
Barnes — /bahrnz/, n. Djuna (Chappell) /jooh neuh chap euhl/, 1892 1982, U.S. novelist, poet, and playwright. * * * (as used in expressions) Barnes Albert Coombs Barnes Djuna Taeuber Conrad and Barnes Taeuber Irene Irene Barnes Wallis Sir Barnes Neville * … Universalium
