Geoffrey Pyke
Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke (9 November 1893 – 21 February 1948) was an English journalist, educationalist, and inventor.
Geoffrey Pyke | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke 9 November 1893 |
| Died | 21 February 1948 (aged 54) Hampstead, London, U.K. |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, educationalist and inventor |
| Spouse | Margaret Amy Chubb |
| Known for | Pykrete, Project Habakkuk |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Military technology |
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Pyke came to public attention when he escaped from internment in Germany during World War I. He had travelled to Germany under a false passport, and was soon arrested and interned.
During the Second World War, Pyke proposed the newly invented material, pykrete, for the construction of the ship Habakkuk.
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