Alastair Pilkington
Sir Alastair Pilkington ( January 7, 1920 - May 5, 1995 ) was a British engineer .
After attending Sherborne School and Trinity College , Cambridge , he enlisted in the army. After the end of the Second World War he worked in the glass industry for the Pilkington company . There he worked on the technical implementation of the float glass process . The new production process presented to the public on January 20, 1959 soon replaced the rolling or machine drawing that had been common up until then. In 1970 he was knighted and appointed to the Central Advisory Council for Science and Technology .
Awards
- Mullard Award 1968
- John Scott Award 1969
- Honorary Doctorate from Loughborough University
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Fellow of the Institute of Science and Technology at the University of Manchester
Web links
- Entry about Sir Alastair Pilkington in the database of the Wilhelm Exner Medal Foundation .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pilkington, Alastair |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1920 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1995 |