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# Henry Tizard

(1885–1959)   Chemist

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Henry Tizard was a chemist.

## Quick Facts About Henry Tizard

Born August 23, 1885

Died October 9, 1959

Profession Chemist

## About Henry Tizard

British chemist (1885–1959)... \| Sir Henry Thomas Tizard was an English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the modern "octane rating" used to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II, and led the first serious studies of UFOs.

##  Quotes by Henry Tizard

> [The secret of science is to ask the right question, and it is the choice of problem more than anything else that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-tizard/the-secret-of-science-is-to-ask-the-right-question-and-it-is-the/)

[Henry Tizard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-tizard/)

[Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/)

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> [ Andrade \[who was looking after wartime inventions\] is like an inverted Micawber, waiting for something to turn down. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-tizard/andrade-who-was-looking-after-wartime-inventions-is-like-an-inverted/)

[Henry Tizard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-tizard/)

[Invention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/invention/)

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> [Great Power, capable of everything and only temporarily handicapped by economic difficulties. We are not a great power and never will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-tizard/great-power-capable-of-everything-and-only-temporarily-handicapped-by/)

[Henry Tizard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-tizard/)

[Behave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behave/)

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