R. V. Jones
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R. V. Jones was a British physicist and scientific intelligence officer renowned for his crucial role in Allied technical intelligence and countermeasures against German radar and weapons during the Second World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. V. Jones canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ scientific intelligence officer ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Most Secret War
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Reflections on Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Copley Medal ⓘ Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ US Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Aberdeen
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Air Ministry (United Kingdom)
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British government NERFINISHED ⓘ Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electromagnetism
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military technology ⓘ physics ⓘ scientific intelligence ⓘ |
| fullName | Reginald Victor Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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military history ⓘ |
| givenName |
Reginald
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Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern technical intelligence practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British scientific tradition in physics
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James Clerk Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Royal Society of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Allied technical intelligence during the Second World War
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analysis of German radio navigation systems ⓘ countermeasures against German radar ⓘ countermeasures against German weapons systems ⓘ development of radar countermeasures such as Window (chaff) ⓘ pioneering scientific intelligence methods ⓘ role in the Battle of the Beams ⓘ |
| notableWork | Most Secret War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Director of Intelligence (Science), Air Ministry
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Head of Scientific Intelligence, Air Ministry ⓘ Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aberdeen
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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