10     Staff of the Electrical Engineering Department

A staff photograph of the whole Engineering department taken in 1950. The staff of the Electrical Engineering Department are shown in bold:

Back row, left to right:
J.K. Alderman, J.C. West, C.N.W. Litting, E.R. Laithwaite, D.B.G.Edwards, F.G. Edwards
Middle Row: R.K. Livesly, J. Allen, B. Standing, J.K. O'Sullivan, J.R. Spooner, L.S. Piggott
Front Row: G.E. Thomas, H. Gerrard, C.M. Mason, Prof. F.C. Williams, J. Higham, T. Kilburn, R. Mathieson

J.C. West worked with Professor Williams on the electric motor for the prototype drum, with its important servo-mechanism to maintain synchronisation with the refresh cycle of the main store. In 1957 he left to take up a Chair of Electrical Engineering at Queen's University, Belfast, and had a distinguished career. He was President of the I.E.E. in 1984-85, and Vice-Chancellor of Bradford University.

Eric Laithwaite had a distinguished career, being best known for his work on linear induction motors. He and Professor Williams collaborated on research into induction motors. In 1964 he left to take up the Chair of Electrical Engineering at Imperial College, London.