Ministry of Defence

History of the Professor Sir Henry Tizard (1885-1959)

The following commentary about Professor Sir Henry Tizard (1885-1959) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Physical chemist, aeronautics expert and champion of the development of radar. Joined Royal Flying Corps (1915); Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Controller of Experiments and Research, Royal Air Force (1918-1919); Permanent Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (1927-1929); Chairman, Aeronautical Research Committee (1933-1943); Chairman, Advisory Council on Scientific Policy and Defence Research Policy Committee (1946-1952); Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence (1948-1952).