W. Alec Osborn, (born 1939) is a British mechanical engineer. Osborn attended

Grantham College Grantham College is a further education and Sixth Form college in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. History Construction Air Chief Marshal Arthur Longmore lived at Elsham House from about 1920; his daughter Janet was mother of Tony Worth, wh ...

, where he apprenticed with British Racing Motors, working on projects including the BRM Formula 1 H16 and

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engines. Starting in 1969, he worked at

Perkins Engines Perkins Engines Company Limited, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc since 1998, is primarily a diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including agricultural, construction, material handling, power generation, and industrial. It was establis ...

, from design engineer to chief engineer. He became a consultant in 2002. He is on the boards of the

Deacon's School Deacon's School was located in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, England. In 2007, the school was demolished and replaced by the Thomas Deacon Academy. History The school opened in 1721 as Mr. Deacon's Charity School in Cowgate. In his will, Thomas D ...

, and Hereward Community College. He became director of the

Thomas Deacon Academy The Thomas Deacon Academy is a mixed gender academy complex in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, comprising the Thomas Deacon Academy Secondary School and sixth form and The Junior Academy for Key Stage 2 students. Thomas Deacon Acade ...

in 2004. Osborn has received an MBE (Member of the British Empire) for his services to education. In 2002, he was made a

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, and was made a fellow of the IMechE in 1991. He is on the Dewar Trophy Technical Sub-Committee.

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Living people 1939 births Fellows of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Members of the Order of the British Empire Alumni of Grantham College {{UK-engineer-stub