DOUGLAS BOMFORD LECTURE GIVEN BY LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

摘要

Glittering occasion at the Mansion House. The Douglas Bomford Memorial Lecture in 1978 was given by Sir Peter Vanneck, the Lord Mayor of London - and IAgrE member. The title of his address was 'British Agricultural Engineering - a Service to the World' in which he said that British agricultural engineers had much to offer in the application of electronic and computer techniques in relation to the design and production of tractors, machinery and equipment. Sir Peter studied at the Royal Navy College, passing out in 1941. He then served on HMS King George V during the operation to sink the Bismark. Further promotions saw him promoted to lieutenant and he commanded a motor torpedo boat until the end of the war.