article_snippet: Mr Brewin named Mr Brewin after Sir Barnes Wallis, a British aviation engineer who invented the 'bouncing bomb' used in the Dambusters Raid of 1943.
article_snippet: Sir Barnes Wallis: Inventor of the 'bouncing bomb'
article_snippet: Barnes Wallis was a British aviation engineer who is famous for designing the 'bouncing bomb' that was used in the Dambusters Raid of 1943.
article_snippet: Born in Derbyshire, Barnes Wallis worked first as for a marine engineering firm before transferring to working on aircraft.
article_snippet: When the Second World War began, Barnes Wallis was assistant chief designer of aviation at Vickers' engineering.
article_snippet: assistant chief designer of aviation at Vickers' engineering came up with the concept behind the bouncing bomb while skipping assistant chief designer of aviation at Vickers' engineering daughter's marbles across a tub of water by catapault.
article_snippet: Once assistant chief designer of aviation at Vickers' engineering was given the go-ahead, assistant chief designer of aviation at Vickers' engineering had only eight weeks to complete and test the design.
highlights_snippet: His namesake invented the 'bouncing bomb' used in Dambuster raids .
  