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MR. H. M. GARNER has recently been appointed chief scientist to the Ministry of Supply, where he succeeds Sir Ben Lockspeiser. Mr. Garner has been engaged throughout the whole of his career on aeronautical research. He entered the Aerodyramics Department of the Royal Aircraft Establisthment in 1917 and made notable contributions to theoretical investigations and full-scale experiments during the years 1917-29. He developed a strong interest in seaplanes and flying boats, and in 1929 was appointed chief technical officer of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, where he remained until the outbreak of war, when the Station was moved to Helensburgh. Mr. Garner was a great ' enthusiast for marine aircraft, and during the years when he was head of this Experimental Establishment he brought an expert knowledge, such as few people possessed, to the solution of many special problems and difficulties presented by flying-boats. Whether the large flying-boat—of more than 100 tons, say—will prove superior or not to the large land plane remains to be seen. But the present achievements of marine aircraft owe a great deal to Mr. Garner's enthusiasm and devotion to the subject. During the War, in 1942, his field of activity was widened by his appointment to the headquarters staff of the Ministry of Aircraft Production as deputy director of scientific research. He became, in 1946, principal director of scientific research in that Ministry, and later, on the re-organisation of Government departments, in the Ministry of Supply. He now succeeds to the post of chief scientist, to which he will bring a wide knowledge of science and research and much experience in administration.
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Chief Scientist to the Ministry of Supply : Mr. H. M. Garner, C.B. Nature 164, 559 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164559c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/164559c0