Background
He was born in Islington, London, the son of Leonard Barlow, an electrical engineer
He was born in Islington, London, the son of Leonard Barlow, an electrical engineer
University College London.
He entered University College, London where, apart from the World World War II years (which he spent ar Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough), he spent most of his working life. He was taught by Ambrose Fleming, who held the Pender Chair there. Barlow went on to succeed Fleming in that chair, and hence also in the post of head of department.
Among his students, Barlow supervised Charles Kao, the 2009 Nobel Laureate for Physics, for a doctoral degree.
In March, 1961 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Royal Society.