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1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973
1920-1982, manufacturer of radio, television, military and scientific equipment, Slough, England

McMichael Limited

1920 - 1982
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921
1923-current (2010), manufacturer, United States

Moviola

1923
1944-current (2022), audio and video recording & data management and storage, California, USA

Ampex Corporation

1944

Walter, William Grey

1910 - 1977
1909-1975, communications research, England

Post Office Engineering Research Station

1909 - 1975
1928-2002, computer artist, USA, American

Fetter, William

1928 - 2002
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
active, c. 1930 - current (2009), manufacturer of water purification equipment, United Kingdom

The Permutit Company Limited

1912 - 1993
1915-1960, aircraft manufacturer, Hayes, Middlesex; Stockport, Cheshire; Hamble, Hampshire, England, British

Fairey Aviation Company Limited

1915 - 1960
1915-1945, camera manufacturer, London

Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Company Limited

1915 - 1945
1935-1996, cine projector manufacturer, Nuremburg

Noris Projektor

1935 - 1996
1930s-1978, manufacturer of uniforms and helmets, England

J Compton Sons and Webb Limited

1930 - 1978
1929-1962, radio and television manufacturers, England

Murphy Radio Limited

1929 - 1962
1938-c.2000, radio and television manufacturer, Berkshire, England

Decca Radio and Television Limited

1938 - 2000

Curtis, Deborah

1957
b. 1931, active 1950s-1990s, illustrator; artist, Hungarian-born; British

Acs, Laszlo Bela

1931
1922-1978?, manufacturer of wireless (radio receiver) components and valves, Blackheath, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Burndept Limited

1922
1949-current, manufacturer of anaesthetic equipment, Keighley, England

Cyprane

1949
1907-1992, Button Makers, Birmingham

Buttons Ltd

1907
1946; soldier, railway industry body director

Lyons, General Adrian

1946
1935-1994, manufacturer of medical instruments, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Grass Instrument Company

1935
photographer; 1922-2009; Germany; USA

Hofer, Evelyn

1922 - 2009
1916-1998, photographer, British

Hinde, John

1916 - 1998
printer; stationer

Kenilworth Press

1950 - 1970
1913-1936, aeroplane propeller design and manufacture, Weybridge, England, British

Lang Propeller Company Limited

1913 - 1936
1907-1957, manufacturer of motorcycles, Kingswood, Bristol, England

Douglas (Kingswood) Limited

1907 - 1957
1931-1979, recording & consumer electrical/electronic goods manufacturer, United Kingdom

Electric and Musical Industries Limited

1931 - 1979
1909-1915, film company, United Kingdom

Natural Color Kinematograph Company Limited

1903 - 1915
active 1942-1987, research scientist

Elmes, P C

1921 - 2003
1935-1989, manufacturer of fire & smoke detection equipment & gas cylinders, Colnbrook, England

Walter Kidde Company Limited

1935 - 1989

Davies, E. Arnold

1905 - 1902
1906-1971, car manufacturer; aero engine manufacturer, Derby; Bristol, England, British

Rolls-Royce Limited

1904 - 1973
1904-1965, ornithologist, photographer, documentary filmmaker; writer, Scottish

Rankin, Niall

1904 - 1965
1913-2012, physicist; radio astronomer, British; English

Lovell, Sir Bernard

1913 - 2012
1935-2010, cosmonaut, Russian

Sevastyanov, Vitaly Ivanovich

1935 - 2010
1914-1983, collector

Berry, Geoffrey C

1914 - 1983
1919-2012, metallurgist and physicist, British

Cottrell, Alan

1919 - 2012
1908-1980, hydraulic engineer, British

Wilson, Paul Norman

1908 - 1980
1915-2008, World War II instructor; assistant master, British

Chew, Victor Kenneth

1915 - 2008
1929-2003, former staff; curator, British

Bagley, John Arthur

1929 - 2003
1910-1977, neurophysiologist, inventor, Cambridge, England, British

Walter, William Grey

1910 - 1977
1925-2009, artist; cartoonist, British

Hart, Tony

1925 - 2009
1904-1992, museum curator, British; English

Calvert, Henry Reginald

1904 - 1992
1922-1983, physicist; science historian; information scientist, British

Price, Derek John de Solla

1922 - 1983
1923-2011, microbiologist, British

Sneath, Peter Henry Andrews

1923 - 2011
Aerospace Engineer

Sevant, Anthony Henry

1933 - 2015
1913-present, pencil maker, Stapleford

Chambers Pencils

1913
1921-2013, film animator, British; Australian born

Godfrey, Bob

1921 - 2013