Reeves, Alec Harley

Summary

Father: Edward Ayearst REEVES
Mother: Grace Eden HARLEY

Birth: 1902, Redhill Surrey
Birth Source: Census and FreeBMD

Death: 1971
Death Source: FreeBMD

Spouse1:

Narrative

Alec Harley Reeves is widely regarded as the inventor of pulse-code modulation (PCM) for voice communication and was also instrumental in the design of "Oboe" used by the RAF during WW2.

Research Notes

(1) Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Reeves
(2) http://www.quantium.plus.com/ahr/
(3) http://www.privateline.com/TelephoneHistory2/reeves.html
(4) http://www.radarpages.co.uk/people/reeves/reeves1.htm

Sources

Birth:        FreeBMD 1902, June quarter, Reigate Registration District
Baptism:  
Marriage:
Death:      FreeBMD 1971, December quarter, Epping Registration District
                 
1911 Census: RG14, Piece 3215, Reg.Dist. 37 (Reigate), Sub Dist. 2 (Reigate), Enum.Dist. 8, Schedule 223