About Henry Lewis Guy
Lived 1887 – 1956 (aged 69). Henry Lewis Guy was an engineer.
Early life Guy was born at Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in 1887. Following his education he joined the Taff Vale Railway as a student apprentice, and studied at the University College of South Wales where he gained a diploma in mechanical and electrical engineering. Guy was a Whitworth Exhibitioner in 1908
Career In 1915, Guy joined the British Westinghouse Company, (later to become Metropolitan-Vickers) as a design engineer. In 1918 he was appointed chief mechanical engineer at that company, a post he was to hold until 1941. Whilst at Metrovicks, Guy was responsible for many innovations in the design of steam turbo-generators.
Guy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1936.
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Who was Henry Lewis Guy?
British engineer (1887–1956)
When was Henry Lewis Guy born?
Henry Lewis Guy was born on 15 June 1887 in Penarth.
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Henry Lewis Guy died on 20 July 1956 in Poole.
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Henry Lewis Guy was an engineer.
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