Christopher Hinton
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Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside, (12 May 1901, Tisbury, Wiltshire — 22 June 1983, London) was a British nuclear engineer, and supervisor of the construction of Calder Hall, the world's first large-scale commercial nuclear power station.
Hinton graduated from Trinity College in Cambridge University with first class honours.
Awards and Achievements
- Knight of the Order of the British Empire 1951
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1957
- Fellow of Trinity College, 1957
- Fellow of the Royal Society 1954
- President of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 1966
- Foreign Associate, National Academy of Engineering, 1976
- Chancellor of the University of Bath 1980-19