Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson

British naval officer

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Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (born Jan. 21, 1855, Barnsley, Yorkshire [now in South Yorkshire], Eng.—died Dec. 14, 1929, Hayling Island, Hampshire) was a British naval officer responsible for the development of radio telegraphy in the British Navy. Jackson joined the Royal Navy at the age of 13 and was promoted through the ranks to admiral of the fleet in 1919. Naval duties sparked his interest in problems of navigation, torpedo mechanisms, and communication over long...