ALLEN, John E(lliston)

ALLEN, John E(lliston). Also writes as Paul M. Danforth. British, b. 1921. Genres: Air/Space topics, Engineering, Technology, Design, Transportation, Local history/Rural topics. Career: Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1941-44; Senior Scientific Officer, Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, 1944-50; Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, 1950-54; Head of Aerodynamics, Projects and Assessment Dept., A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd., Weapons Research Division, Manchester, 1954-63; Deputy Chief Engineer, Advanced Projects Group, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, 1963-69, and Chief Future Projects Engineer, 1969-83, British Aerospace, Kingston upon Thames; Visiting Professor, Aerospace Design, College of Aeronautics Cranfield (UK); Visiting Professor, Kingston University (UK), 1999-. Consultant to Rolls-Royce, Raychem, Ove Arup, BA Systems, 1997-, etc. Chairman, Working Party on Transport, Watt Committee on Energy Ltd. Publications: (as Paul M. Danforth) Transport Control, 1970; (co-ed.) The Future of Aeronautics, 1970; (co-author) Energy and Humanity; Aeronautics in a Finite World, 1974; (as Paul M. Danforth) The Channel Tunnel, 1974; Have Energy, Will Travel, 1977; Aerodynamics, 1982; Chambers Air and Space Dictionary, 1990; Chambers Bibliographic Dictionary, 1990; The Future of Aircraft Propulsion, 1992; The Motor Car in 2065 AD, 1993; (with E.M. Goodger) Transport Fuels Technology, 2000. Contributor to professional journals. Address: The Gabriels, Angel Lane, Blythburgh, Suffolk IP19 9LU, England.