Reginald Victor Jones
R. V. Jones | |
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R. V. Jones (left) with R. James Woolsey Jr. (Director of Central Intelligence) and Jeannie Rousseau (French WWII spy), 1993 | |
| Born | 29 September 1911 Herne Hill, London |
| Died | 17 December 1997 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, University of Oxford |
| Known for | Physicist and scientific military intelligence expert |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1942) Companion of the Order of the Bath (1946) Duddell Medal and Prize (1960) Fellow of the Royal Society (1965) R. V. Jones Intelligence Award (1993) Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (1994) Doctor of Science (honoris causa, 1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Royal Aircraft Establishment Air Ministry (Intelligence) University of Aberdeen |
Reginald Victor Jones (29 September 1911 – 17 December 1997) 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.