About Harold Bishop
Lived 1900 – 1983 (aged 83). Harold Bishop was an electrical engineer.
Sir Harold Bishop CBE (29 October 1900 – 22 October 1983) was a British broadcasting engineer. He was president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers for 1953-54.
He helped organize broadcasts by SHAEF. He was Chief Engineer at the BBC, where from 1952 to 1956 his title was Director of Technical Services and from 1956 to 1963 Director of Engineering.
He was knighted in 1955. In 1966, he presented the Bernard Price Memorial Lecture in South Africa.
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Who was Harold Bishop?
broadcasting engineer (1900-1983)
When was Harold Bishop born?
Harold Bishop was born on 17 January 1900.
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Harold Bishop died on 17 January 1983.
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Harold Bishop was an electrical engineer.
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