Albert Rowe (physicist)

"A. P. Rowe" redirects here. For the American politician from Virginia, see Absalom P. Rowe.
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A P Rowe photographed pre-WW2

Albert Percival Rowe, CBE (23 March 1898 – 25 May 1976), often known as Jimmy Rowe or A. P. Rowe, was a radar pioneer and university vice-chancellor. A British physicist and senior research administrator, he played a major role in the development of radar before and during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Hugh Stretton (2002). "Rowe, Albert Percival (1898–1976)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.