Henry Tizard Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Tizard, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1934–19455 events2 places

Chronological biography

1934

Air Defence Research1934

Science / Technology · Scientist · London

Leads scientific inquiry into aircraft detection and air defence.

1935

Air Defence Committee1935

Science / Technology · Scientist · London

Backs urgent development of radar for air defence.

1938

Radar Defence Planning1938

Science / Technology · Scientist · London

Pushes radar into operational air defence planning.

1940

Tizard MissionSeptember 1940

Science / Technology · Scientist · Washington

Carries British radar secrets to the United States.

1945

Radar Legacy1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Scientist · London

Radar development is recognised as central to British air defence.

Titles and roles

Scientist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.