Arthur Cyril Webb Aldis, 1898 - 1951
Scope and Contents
The collections consists of letter written by Aldis to his mother describing the visit made by Lord Kitchener to Cambridge whilst he was still Sirdar in Egypt. The collection also contains a hand drawn pen and ink sketch (possibly self portrait) of Aldis.
Dates
- Creation: 1898 - 1951
Biographical / Historical
Aldis was the inventor of the Aldis lamp, more commonly recognised as a hand held signal lamp used by ships to communicate with each other from afar and also mastered the use of the lamp to send messages in Morse code. Aldis was also made a 'Second Wrangler' whilst at Trinity Hall by achieving the second highest mark in the University for his mathematics degree when it was awarded to him in 1900.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
ALDIS, A. C. W.
Finding aid date
2011-10-05 15:36:47+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Trinity Hall archive Repository
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