Plaque

Sir Ambrose Fleming

Erection date: 1971

Inscription

Sir Ambrose Fleming, 1849 - 1945, scientist and electrical engineer, lived here.
Greater London Council

Site: Sir Ambrose Fleming (1 memorial)

W9, Clifton Gardens, 9

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sir Ambrose Fleming

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Sir Ambrose Fleming

Electrical engineer. Born John Ambrose Fleming in a house named Greenfield in...

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Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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