Talk: Newcomen presents Marshall the energy – Some stories about the life & work of Dr Walter Marshall
- Tue 18 Mar 2025
- 6:30 pm
- Free
During the 63 years of his life, Dr Walter Marshall, or Lord Marshall if you prefer, was Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) Harwell, Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), then Chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) at the time of the Sizewell B enquiry and the miner’s strike.
A decade later, he was instrumental in dealing with the fall-out (no pun intended) of the Chernobyl disaster and in establishing the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO).
This talk uses family archives to try and shed some light on a highly driven man who loved playing chess, doing origami and above all, understanding and explaining the nuclear world.
About the speaker
Dr Victoria Marshall is a computer scientist working amongst physicists in the Central Laser Facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. She worked at AERE Harwell for three years, has worked at Rutherford for 35 years, and is now the Campus’ de facto archivist and employed (as opposed to retired) historian.
And, of course, she has known Walter Marshall since the day she was born!