Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, was a British physicist who was prime scientific adviser to Winston Churchill in World War II. He was involved in the development of radar and infra-red guidance systems. He was sceptical of the first reports of the enemy's V-weapons programme.

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Who was born first?

• Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell and Edward Calvin Kendall were born the same year
• Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell and Robert Julius Trumpler were born the same year
• Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell and Archibald Hill were born the same year
• Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell and Manne Siegbahn were born the same year
• Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell and Paul Pierre Lévy were born the same year

Timeline

1. Archibald HillSeptember 26, 1886 – June 3, 1977
2. Edward Calvin KendallMarch 8, 1886 – May 4, 1972
3. Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell (this page)April 5, 1886 – July 3, 1957
4. Manne SiegbahnDecember 3, 1886 – September 24, 1978
5. Paul Pierre LévySeptember 15, 1886 – December 15, 1971
6. Robert Julius TrumplerOctober 2, 1886 – September 10, 1956

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