Graeme Haldane
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Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane, known as Graeme Haldane, (14 December 1897 - 24 June 1981) was a Scottish engineer.
He was the son of Sir William Haldane
and his wife Edith Nelson. He was a nephew of Elizabeth Haldane
, Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane and John Scott Haldane.
He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne and Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and in the First World War served in the Royal Navy
on HM Ships Doris
Valiant
and Tiger
and was at the Battle of Jutland
.
In 1919 he went to Trinity College
, Cambridge and worked at the Cavendish Laboratory
under Rutherford. He helped establish the National Grid.
In 1928 he joined Merz and McLellan engineering firm, and in 1941 became a partner. In 1948 he was President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
and won its James Watt Gold Medal in 1953. He retired in 1972.
He had a son Richard W. Haldane.
He was the son of Sir William Haldane
William Haldane
Sir William Stowell Haldane of Cloan was Crown Agent for Scotland.Haldane was the son of Robert Haldane, and his grandfather was the Scottish evangelist James Alexander Haldane. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson, the daughter of Richard Burdon-Sanderson and the granddaughter of Sir...
and his wife Edith Nelson. He was a nephew of Elizabeth Haldane
Elizabeth Haldane
Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane was an eminent public figure, author, biographer, philosopher, suffragist, nursing administrator, and social welfare worker. She was the sister of Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane and John Scott Haldane, and became the first female Justice of the Peace in...
, Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane and John Scott Haldane.
He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne and Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and in the First World War served in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
on HM Ships Doris
HMS Doris (1896)
HMS Doris was an Eclipse-class masted cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built at Barrow by Naval Construction and Armaments Company and laid down on 29 August 1894, being launched 3 March 1896, and completed for service 18 November 1897....
Valiant
HMS Valiant (1914)
HMS Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the British Royal Navy. She was laid down at the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan on 31 January 1913 and launched on 4 November 1914...
and Tiger
HMS Tiger (1913)
The 11th HMS Tiger was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, built by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, and launched in 1913. Tiger was the most heavily armoured battlecruiser of the Royal Navy at the start of the First World War although she was still being finished when the war began...
and was at the Battle of Jutland
Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...
.
In 1919 he went to Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, Cambridge and worked at the Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory....
under Rutherford. He helped establish the National Grid.
In 1928 he joined Merz and McLellan engineering firm, and in 1941 became a partner. In 1948 he was President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers
The Institution of Electrical Engineers was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. The I.E.E...
and won its James Watt Gold Medal in 1953. He retired in 1972.
He had a son Richard W. Haldane.