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Alvey, John, 1925-2019 (engineer and scientist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 - 2019

Biography

John Alvey left education to become an office boy, at the London Stock Exchange, at the age of 15. He then joined the Royal Navy in 1943 as a radio mechanic. Post-war he returned to education at Northampton Polytechnic, Clerkenwell, to study engineering. John joined the Royal Naval Scientific Service in 1950, specialising in microwave valves at its Baldock laboratory. This began 30 years in Ministry of Defence research and procurement work, rising to be chief scientist for the RAF, before join Post Office Telecommunications (now BT) as senior director of technology in 1980. He retired from BT in 1986 to become chairman of Sira and director of LSI Logic. H was also a vice president of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Communication, 1989, 1987 - 1989

 File
Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/4
Scope and Contents

Noam Chomsky: Language and mind; Hugh Mellor: Telling the truth; Horace Barlow: Communication and representation within the brain; Patrick Bateson: Animal communication; David Lodge: The novel as communication; Jonathan Miller: Communication without words; Alexander Goehr: Music as communication; John Alvey: Technology and communication.

Dates: 1987 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Posters for 1989 series titled Communication, 1989

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/P/1989
Scope and Contents

A3 and A4 photocopies of poster showing the full programme for the lecture series. Speakers for this series are Noam Chomsky, Hugh Mellor, Horace Barlow, Patrick Bateson, David Lodge, Jonathan Miller, Alexander Goehr and John Alvey

Dates: 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
 Sub-sub-series

Recordings of talk by John Alvey, 1989-03-03

 Sub-sub-series
Reference Code: GBR/2511/LS/DLS/R/1989/8
Scope and Contents

Lecture given by John Alvey titled Technology and Communication

Dates: 1989-03-03
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.

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