Henry Lewis Guy

Sir Henry Lewis Guy CBE
Born	(1887-06-15)15 June 1887 Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Died	20 July 1956(1956-07-20) (aged 69) Poole, Dorset, England
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society,[1] Whitworth Exhibitioner (1908), IMechE Thomas Hawksley Medal (1927)

Sir Henry Lewis Guy CBE, FRS,[1] (15 June 1887 – 20 July 1956) was a leading British mechanical engineer, notable in particular for his work on steam turbine design.[2]

Early life

Guy was born at Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in 1887. Following his education he joined the Taff Vale Railway as a student apprentice, and studied at the University College of South Wales where he gained a diploma in mechanical and electrical engineering. Guy was a Whitworth Exhibitioner in 1908

Career

In 1915, Guy joined the British Westinghouse Company, (later to become Metropolitan-Vickers) as a design engineer. In 1918 he was appointed chief mechanical engineer at that company, a post he was to hold until 1941. Whilst at Metrovicks, Guy was responsible for many innovations in the design of steam turbo-generators.

Guy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1936.[1]

During World War II, Guy served on a number committees including the Scientific Advisory Council of the Ministry of Supply. He was awarded a CBE in 1943 followed by a knighthood in 1949.

From 1941 until his retirement in 1951, Guy was secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. After retirement, Guy was President of the Whitworth Society in 1952.[3]

References

1. Stanier, W. A. (1958). "Henry Lewis Guy. 1887-1956". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4: 98–101. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0009.
2. "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33617. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. The Whitworth Register, 2017. The Whitworth Society. pp. 36, 150.