About John Scott-Scott
Lived 1934 – 2015 (aged 81). John Scott-Scott was a British engineer.
John Lanfear Scott-Scott (22 June 1934 – 12 December 2015 ) was a British mechanical and aerospace engineer. After graduating from the University of Birmingham, he joined Armstrong Siddeley Motors in 1955, becoming a hydrodynamicist at their Rocket Department. He worked there on Black Arrow, making important contributions to the fuel pump system.
Later he helped to form, and worked at, Reaction Engines Limited until he retired in 2011.
Scott-Scott married Pauline W. A. Cullen in 1955; they had two daughters and a son.
He was the Chairman of the Coventry Branch, Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust from November 2000 until May 2014.
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Who was John Scott-Scott?
British rocket scientist
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John Scott-Scott was born on 22 June 1934.
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John Scott-Scott died on 12 December 2015.
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John Scott-Scott was an engineer.
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John Scott-Scott was British.
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