Peter Hearne
Peter Ambrose Hearne FREng (14 November 1927 - 24 January 2014) was a British engineer, who developed a lot of the technology for head-up displays (HUD). He was Chairman of GEC Avionics.
Early life
He was born in Sunderland.
He attended the Loughborough College of Technology (now Loughborough University) where he studied Aeronautical Engineering, and Cranfield Institute of Technology (now Cranfield University) from 1947.
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Career
He joined BOAC in 1949 and BEA in 1954, where he worked as an aerodynamicist.
GEC Avionics
He became deputy general manager of Marconi Avionics in 1960. He became general manager in 1966.
Personal life
He married in April 1952 and had three sons; his wife was the secretary of the technical director of BOAC. He lived at Wateringbury. He enjoyed gliding. He died in 2014.[1]
References
- ^ Royal Institute of Navigation
External links
- Telegraph obituary March 2014
- GEC Avionics News
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Preceded by | Chairman of GEC Avionics 1992-1994 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | General Manager of GEC Avionics 1966-1987 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by Rhys Probert | President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1980-1981 | Succeeded by |
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and divisions
- GEC Computers
- GEC Research
- GEC Traction
- Hirst Research Centre
- Marconi Company
- Marconi Electronic Systems
- Marconi Instruments
- Marconi-Osram Valve
- Marconi Research Centre
- Osram
- Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
and acquisitions
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