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Reginald Victor Jones

Reginald Victor Jones, British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert (died 1997)

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Born
September 29, 1911
Died
December 17, 1997
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1911

About Reginald Victor Jones

Reginald Victor Jones was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II by solving scientific and technical problems, and by the extensive use of deception throughout the war to confuse the Germans. Jones was principal interviewee of the BBC One TV documentary series "The Secret War", first aired on 5 January 1977 and narrated by William Woollard. Jones Intelligence Award, which the CIA created in his honour.

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The world when Reginald Victor Jones was born

Reginald Victor Jones was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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