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Peter Dunn OBE (20 January 1927 – 7 March 2014) was a British engineer. After working at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell and jointly holding numerous patents on heat pipes and associated technology with power stations, Prof Peter Dunn started the Department of Engineering 〔() Historical timeline of University of Reading〕 at the University of Reading in 1968. As head of department, alongside his friend Dr E. F. Schumacher and through the Institute of Mechanical Engineers,〔() Institute of Mechanical Engineers〕 Peter Dunn was on the first committees working with Intermediate Technology or Appropriate Technology.〔Dunn P (1979) Appropriate Technology Technology with a Human Face, Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-24206-8〕 These committees led to the formation of the Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action). He encouraged the Departmental research group to contribute to the developing sectors of intermediate technology. Peter Dunn started the world's first Master of Science Degrees in Renewable Energy in 1977.〔Dunn P (1986) Renewable Energies: Sources, Conversion, Application (IEE Energy Series) Institution of Engineering and Technology ISBN 0-86341-039-1〕 The research group contributed to early UK work on wind energy. The group included Dr Musgrove who went on to be the first Chairman of the British Wind Energy Association (now called RenewableUK) 〔() History of BWEA〕 and then on to head of development at National Wind Power. In 1998 Professor Peter Douglas Dunn was honoured with an OBE, Order of the British Empire "For services to the development of innovative energy technologies". (Oxon, Oxfordshire)〔() New Year Honours list BBC 1998〕 Gamos was founded in 1989 by Peter Dunn and Simon Batchelor.〔() Energy Institute website〕 Gamos was proposed as an organisation to expand the work of the department in the combination of poverty alleviation and renewable energy. It has since expanded its work to include poverty alleviation and Information and Communication Technology. Gamos is a UK organisation specialising in development aid. Using the word related to hieros gamos but not drawing on its meaning, the organisation has enabling frameworks with the UK Department for International Development. It has been cited by that agency as having been the eighth most active contractor within DFID's Engineering Knowledge and Research Programme.〔() Evaluation of DFID’s Engineering Knowledge and Research (EngKaR) Programme〕 Gamos contributed to the Commission for Africa report, provoking a multi donor action that supported regulatory change concerning mobile phones in Africa.〔() Commission For Africa Final Report〕 It was also responsible for the special journal paper, "Good Practice Paper on ICTs for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction" published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.〔() Good Practice Paper on ICTs for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction〕 Dunn died on 7 March 2014. 〔(Professor Peter Dunn - obituary )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Dunn (engineer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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