Edward Spurr
He was a pupil of Hanson Boys High School.[1] Often described as "Bradford's Forgotten Inventor", he worked on an impressive range of projects.Not only did he design a powerboat engine with T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), but also worked on the Dambusters' bouncing bomb and Frank Whittle's jet engine.[1] Spurr also designed various parts and other engines, for boats and planes, cars, motorcycles, and washing machines, his other inventions include pick-ups for record players and an automatic toaster.This article about an engineer, inventor or industrial designer from England is a stub.