| 词条 | Denning Pearson |
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Sir James Denning Pearson FRAeS Wh.S.Sch (8 August 1908 – 1 August 1992) is a former Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Limited. Early lifeHe was born in Bootle. His father died when he was eleven. He grew up in Cardiff. He gained a First Class degree from Cardiff Technical College. Pearson became a Whitworth Senior Scholar in 1930 having used his Scholarship to do steam turbine research at Metropolitan-Vickers and in 1985 became President of the Whitworth Society.[1] CareerRolls-RoyceHe joined Rolls-Royce in 1932. During the Second World War, he was Chief Engineer at the R-R shadow factory in Glasgow, producing 150 Merlin engines a week. He oversaw the expansion of Rolls-Royce into the jet aero-engine market in the 1960s. Personal lifeHe married Eluned Henry in 1932, and they had two daughters. He was knighted in the 1963 New Year Honours.[2] He became an FRAeS in 1964 and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club in 1967.[3] He died in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire. References1. ^{{Cite book|title=The Whitworth Register, 2017|last=|first=|publisher=The Whitworth Society|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=37,206}} 2. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sir-denning-pearson-1540383.html Independent Obituary] 3. ^FRAeS External links
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