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    GRAHAM ROBSON SPEN KING, CLASSIC HERO

    Sep 10, 2019 3 minutes

    I’m writing this because, to my lasting regret, it is almost ten years since I last spoke to Spen King, before he died in a bicycle crash in 2010 when he was 85 years old. I always thought he was a really heroic engineer, and I still miss him.

    So, here is a perfect exam question: 'Two famous engineers, Spen King and Alec Issigonis – compare and contrast.'

    My immediate judgement is that Issigonis liked to be famous, while Spen King shied away from publicity.

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