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G B B “Barrie” Chaplin, whose funeral took place on 11 March, was a British engineer, inventor, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Essex. He was possibly the last survivor of the group of truly great innovators that represented the golden age of modern electronics which flourished in the aftermath of World War Two. He was a founding father of modern electronics, having been one of the first to devise circuits for the transistor which, in its initial form, saw the light of day in 1949. These circuit designs, devised by Chaplin (some with co-authors) principally in the 1950s, have since become standard building blocks for the complex analogue and digital electronic systems of today. His remarkably creative career continued unabated until retirement in 1989, during which, he pioneered many seminal technology breakthroughs such as the creation of the world’s first transistorised digital computer and the invention and development of active noise and vibration cancellation technologies.

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03-07 2021 20:01 View / Comment (0)

John Michael Dowden

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Although Barry and I were at the University of Essex over the whole of the length of his career there, it was not until after he retired that I really came to know him. He joined the Lexden Choral Society at that time, of which I was already a member. He was a much appreciated member of the bass section. His friendliness was valued by everyone, and he became an essential help to the Society’s director behind the scenes, making sure that everything ran smoothly and all necessary arrangements were in place. He was unassuming and not assertive and probably his role was little noticed, but there is no doubt that his support for Sarah, the Director, played a large part in the success of the Society. In 2014 Sarah became Barrie’s second wife and ceased directing the society, but it continues to give pleasure under a new director, even in these difficult times.

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Back in 1968, Barrie had firmly established an electronics, rather than a traditional electrical engineering, department. On a pre-course visit he interviewed me about what electronics, mostly valved, I had already done. And then EES, his invention, was radical. It very much looked to the future, rather than simply remembering the past. He had assembled an excellent team to staff EES. I am so grateful for his foresight, which set me up for a very interesting professional career. My condolences to his family and friends.

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