Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane
Dr (Thomas) Graeme Nelson Haldane (1897-1981)
1897 Born in Edinburgh, son of Sir William Haldane and nephew of Viscount Haldane
Educated at the Royal Naval Colleges, Osborne, and Dartmouth
WWI Served on various vessels; took part in the Battle of Jutland
Post-WWI entered Trinity College, Cambridge; Lieut-Commander (retired); took physics degree
1923 Apprentice with C. A. Parsons and Co
1925 Joined Merz and McLellan
Worked on the passage of the 1926 Act establishing the British Grid
1927 Installed a heat pump at his home in Perthshire
1929 Presented a paper on an electrical heat pump at the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Worked on development of the electricity supply system and later on the water sector
1939 Thomas G N Haldane M.A., Engineer (Professional) Electrical M.I.E.E. lived in Esher[1]
1941 Became a partner in Merz and McLellan
1948 President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Worked on developing geothermal resources in New Zealand
1951 Presented a paper on an England-France interconnector for electricity
1957 Retired from the partnership but continued as consultant
1981 Died aged 83[2]