David Warren (inventor)

David Warren AO
Warren with a prototype of a black box
Born	David Ronald de Mey Warren (1925-03-20)20 March 1925 Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
Died	19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 85) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney Imperial College London University of Melbourne
Known for	Flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, "the black box"
Family	Grace Warren (sister)
Scientific career
Institutions	Defence Science and Technology Organisation

David Ronald de Mey Warren AO (20 March 1925 – 19 July 2010) was an Australian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (also known as FDR, CVR and "the black box").^[1]