Background
FORREST, John was born on August 20, 1907 in Hamilton. Son of Samuel Forrest and Elizabeth Forrest.
FORREST, John was born on August 20, 1907 in Hamilton. Son of Samuel Forrest and Elizabeth Forrest.
Hamilton Academy, and University of Glasgow.
Director and founder, Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Leatherhead 1940-1973. Secretary Electricity Supply Research Council 1949-1972. Visiting Professor of Electrical Engineering University of Strathclyde 1964-1990, Emeritus Professor since 1991.
Foreign Association National Academy, of Engineering, United States of America.
Married 1st Ivy M. Olding in 1940 (died in 1976), 2nd Joan M. Downie in 1985.