Sir Leon Bagrit ‘The Father of Automation’

Technical Information

Catalogue No:	D0727
Document Type:	RAA Booklets; Significant People
Topic:	Corporate / Business
Title:	Sir Leon Bagrit ‘The Father of Automation’
Author:	C.T.Bartlett
Company:	BAE Systems
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Date:	27 Apr 2022
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Pages:	15
Copies:	1
Location:	Website
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Summary:

A summary of the life and work of Sir Leon Bagrit who compellingly wrote of the need for automation in industry; to lead a Second Industrial Revolution. Sir Leon Bagrit turned Elliott Bros from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into a global organisation. He had a ceaselessly enquiring mind and had a talent for music and engineering and management.