John Glover Robb (c1891-1953) of the Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co
Head of Marconi Research Centre at Great Baddow when it was first established
1953 Obituary [1]
Mr. John Glover Robb, M.I.E.E., F.Inst.P., who died on December 16th, aged sixty-two, at his home in Braithwaite, Cumberland, was formerly deputy engineer-in-chief of Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company, Ltd., and chief of the company's research laboratories.
He joined the company in July, 1909 and served for two years in the Argentine.
In 1913 he was appointed engineer-in-charge of the Trans-Atlantic station at Lowsburg, Nova Scotia. During his commissioned service in the R.N.V.R. from 1915 to 1919, he was concerned with the erection and running of Admiralty direction-finding stations.
After the war he did research work with Captain H. J. Round, Mr. C. S. Franklin and others, mainly on short wave beam broadcasting and telephony.
In 1934 he was appointed development manager to the company and in 1939, he was made technical manager and director of research.
He became deputy engineer-in-chief in 1947 and a year later was created head of a new engineering division designed to exchange technical knowledge between Marconi companies at home and overseas.
Mr. Robb retired in 1950.