Why Sir Barnes Wallis Was The Most Important Aerospace Engineer to Have Ever Lived!
Though most famous for his "Bouncing Bomb" that was used during the Dambusters raid (Operation Chastise), Barnes Wallis was behind much more - from airship designs, to bombs, to engine designs - a lot of which he's isn't remembered for!
If you add all this up, there's a pretty strong argument that Barnes Wallis is the most influential aerospace engineer ever, perhaps only rivalled by the Wright Brothers.
Without him, the Allies (and Britain in particular) may have actually lost WWII, or at least been devastated by it even more than they were in our timeline, and Britain's postwar dominance would've almost certainly been even shorter...
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Early Life
Barnes Neville Wallis was born on September 26 1887 in the town...