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- Title'Lightning protection of buried communicaton cables: a survey of present-day practice', by J Kemp, 1959
- ReferenceUK0108 SC MSS 273/03/01
- DateNovember 1959 to November 1963
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- Scope and ContentStandard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd technical memorandum no.262, 'lightning protection of buried communicaton cables: a survey of present-day practice', by J Kemp, 1959. Several memoranda have been inserted into this report as follows; 1. Copy memorandum from F Ralph to L J I Nickels, Harlow, suggesting a supplementary distribution list for this technical report, dated 9 August 1960. 2. Copy memorandum from F Ralph to L J I Nickels, Harlow, suggesting additions to the supplementary distribution list for this technical report, dated 16 September 1960. 3. Copy letter from J Kemp to Dr Ing. H Riedel, Fernmeldetechnisches Zentralamt, Germany, referring to the report and uncompleted work, dated 1 November 1963. 3 pages of manuscript notes have been attached to the copy letter.
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- Admin. history/BiographyJohn Kemp (1896-1991), who was born in Switzerland, joined Western Electric in 1921 which became Standard Telephones & Cables (STC). He rose to the position of Chief Cable Engineer and travelled extensively with the company until 1939. John Kemp continued to work for STC after WWII up until his retirement from STC in the 1950s. He wrote many technical papers for Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd (STL), which was the central research laboratory for STC, and also wrote several journal articles. John Kemp joined the IEE as a Graduate member in 1924, became an Associate Member in 1926 and then a Member in 1935.
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