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Barnes Wallis

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Profession
Engineer
Died
Oct 30, 1979
Zodiac
Libra
Born in
England
About
Scientist and engineer who invented the bouncing bomb, which was used during World War II, and creator of the Victory Bomber aircraft. He was portrayed by Michael Redgrave in the 1955 film The Dam Busters, which was about the use of his invention on the dams of Ruhr Valley during World War II.
Family
He married Molly Bloxam, and the two had four children, Barnes, Mary, Elisabeth, and Christopher.

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