Biography - Harold M. Barlow

Harold M. Barlow was born on November 15, 1899, in London, England. After graduating in engineering at University College, London, in 1922, he received the Ph.D. degree in physics in 1924, from the same school. His first academic appointment was as a lecturer in the design of electrical machinery at University College. Since World War II, he has specialized more particularly in high-frequency work. As Superintendent of the Radio Department at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, England, during the war years, he worked with radar, and it was largely as a result of that experience that he became so interested in microwaves. He still tries to maintain contact with the power side of electrical engineering, and as a teacher, discourages specialization except to a limited extent in the final year of the degree course. Professor Barlow is a member of the Council of the British IEE, the British Broadcasting Corporation's Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Radio Research Board.