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William Glanville
Sir William Henry Glanville CB CBE FRS (1 February 1900 – 30 June 1976) was a British civil engineer.〔(Royal Society Obituary )〕 During World War II he and the Road Research Laboratory were involved in important war work, developing temporary runways, beach analysis, and tank and aircraft design. He also worked on the explosives calculations and scale models used to develop the bouncing bombs used in the Dam Busters Raid.
He was widely recognised for his contributions to engineering and, amongst a string of professional awards, was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), as a Companion of the Order of the Bath and knighted.
== Early life ==
William Glanville was born on 1 February 1900 in Willesden, Middlesex, the second child, and only son, of Amelia and William Glanville. His father was originally from Cornwall and worked as a builder.〔 William was educated at Kilburn Grammar School and served briefly in the British Army during the final stages of the First World War.〔 Upon demobilisation he applied to study civil engineering at East London College (now Queen Mary, University of London from which he graduated with first class honours in 1922.〔Sharp, Robert; (‘Glanville, Sir William Henry (1900–1976)’ ), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, . Retrieved 23 April 2008〕
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