Born in 1909 into a family of scientists, he served as a captain in the Second World War, before receiving his doctorate from the University of Oxford and later becoming professor of mathematical physics at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham.
A scientist born in 1909, he served as a military captain during World War II before earning his doctorate from the University of Oxford and subsequently became a professor of mathematical physics at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham.