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Re: The Bygrave
From: Tom Sult
Date: 2009 Jul 02, 08:43 -0500
From: Tom Sult
Date: 2009 Jul 02, 08:43 -0500
I wonder if the riding accident occured due to poor eye site from looking at the sun for so many years ;-) Thomas A. Sult, MD Sent from iPhone On Jul 2, 2009, at 5:48 AM, frankreed@HistoricalAtlas.com wrote: > > Gary Lapook asked: > "BTW, does anybody know what ever became of Captain Bygrave after he > invented the slide rule?" > > Apparently, he worked for the rest of his life in the R.A.E. > devising various analog computers for navigation and also military > functions like bombing. He was killed in a "riding accident" in 1936. > > -FER > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
