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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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  • 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 Operation Grapple tests in 1957. He subsequently became the AWRE's Assistant Director in 1965, Deputy Director in 1972, and Director from 1976 until his retirement in 1978. (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. Setelah kembali ke Inggris pada tahun 1947, ia direkrut oleh William Penney untuk mengerjakan proyek bom atom Inggris. Dia memimpin tim yang mengembangkan sirkuit penembakan untuk bom yang digunakan dalam Operasi Hurricane, ini merupakan tes nuklir Inggris pertama. Dia kemudian mengembangkan . Dia berpartisipasi dalam sebagian besar uji coba nuklir Inggris di Maralinga, dan merupakan direktur ilmiah dari pada tahun 1957. Dia kemudian menjadi Asisten Direktur AWRE pada tahun 1965, Wakil Direktur pada tahun 1972, dan Direktur dari tahun 1976 hingga pensiun pada tahun 1978. Istrinya, Joan meninggal pada tahun 1971. Pada tahun 1973, ia menikahi Norma Lane, yang sama-sama hobi bermain golf. Ia adalah kapten dan presiden Klub Golf Basingstoke, dan menjadi anggota seumur hidup di sana. Dia meninggal tiba-tiba di lapangan golf Basingstoke pada 1 Maret 2002. (in)
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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 (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)
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