Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane, known as Graeme Haldane (14 December 1897 – 24 June 1981), was a Scottish engineer. He was the son of Sir

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and his wife Edith Nelson. He was a nephew of

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and John Scott Haldane. He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne and

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and in the

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served in the

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on HM Ships ''Doris'' ''Valiant'' and ''Tiger''. He was present at the Battle of Jutland. In 1919 he went to

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and worked at the Cavendish Laboratory under Rutherford. He helped establish the National Grid. In 1928 he joined Merz and McLellan engineering firm, and in 1941 became a partner. In 1948 he was President of the

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and won its James Watt Gold Medal in 1953. He retired in 1972. He had a son named Richard W. Haldane.

Honours

In 2021 he was inducted into the

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The Papers of Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane
held at Churchill Archives Centre
Thomas Graeme Nelson Haldane
– Dreadnought project 1897 births 1981 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Graeme Members of the Fabian Society People educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne 20th-century Scottish engineers Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame inductees Royal Navy officers of World War I Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College {{Scotland-engineer-stub