Geoffrey Pyke
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For those of a similar name, see Geoffrey Pike (disambiguation).
Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke (9 November 1893 ā 21 February 1948)[1] was an English journalist, educationalist, and inventor.
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Born | Geoffrey Nathaniel Joseph Pyke (1893-11-09)9 November 1893 |
Died | 21 February 1948(1948-02-21) (aged 54) Hampstead, London, U.K. |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, educationalist and inventor |
Spouse | Margaret Amy Chubb |
Known for | Pykrete, Project Habakkuk |
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Fields | Military technology |
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Pyke came to public attention when he escaped from internment in Germany during World War I. He had travelled to Germany under a false passport, and was soon arrested and interned.[2]
During the Second World War, Pyke proposed the newly invented material, pykrete, for the construction of the ship Habakkuk.[3]