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Wallace John Challens, CBE (14 May 1915 – 1 March 2002) was a British scientist and civil servant. A graduate of University College, Nottingham, he began working at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich in 1936. In 1939, he was transferred to the rocket department. After the defeat of Germany, he was sent to the United States as part of the British Scientific Mission to work on the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket. On returning to the United Kingdom in 1947, he was recruited by William Penney for the British atomic bomb project. He led the team that developed the firing circuits for the bomb used in Operation Hurricane, the first British nuclear test. He later developed a neutron generator. He took part in most of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga, and was the scientific director of the Ope

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rdfs:comment	Wallace John Challens, CBE (14 May 1915 – 1 March 2002) was a British scientist and civil servant. A graduate of University College, Nottingham, he began working at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich in 1936. In 1939, he was transferred to the rocket department. After the defeat of Germany, he was sent to the United States as part of the British Scientific Mission to work on the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket. On returning to the United Kingdom in 1947, he was recruited by William Penney for the British atomic bomb project. He led the team that developed the firing circuits for the bomb used in Operation Hurricane, the first British nuclear test. He later developed a neutron generator. He took part in most of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga, and was the scientific director of the Ope (en) Wallace John Challens, CBE (14 Mei 1915 – 1 Maret 2002) adalah ilmuwan Inggris dan seorang pegawai negeri. Lulus dari , ia mulai bekerja di di Woolwich pada tahun 1936. Pada 1939, ia dipindahkan ke departemen roket. Setelah kekalahan Jerman, ia dikirim ke Amerika Serikat sebagai bagian dari Misi Ilmiah Inggris untuk mengerjakan bom terbang V-1 dan roket V-2. (in)
foaf:name	John Challens (en)
name	John Challens (en)
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birth place	Peterborough Northamptonshire
death place	Basingstoke, Hampshire
death place	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England (en)
death date	2002-03-01 (xsd:date)
birth place	Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England (en)
birth date	1915-05-14 (xsd:date)
dcterms:subject	1915 births Alumni of the University of Nottingham Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English scientists People from Peterborough Recipients of the Medal of Freedom 2002 deaths People educated at Deacon's School
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