THE PETERSFIELD family of prolific British inventor Alan Dower Blumlein joined MPs and Lords in the Stranger’s Dining Room at the House of Commons to honour him.
They celebrated his posthumous Grammy for the invention of stereo recording; but he is also remembered for many other inventions such as airborne radar, said his son Simon from Petersfield.
The innovative brain behind stereo recording and the television camera, Blumlein lost his life in a plane crash in 1942 at the age of 38 while testing airborne radar.
Born in Hampstead in 1903 and with 128 patents to his name when he died, his death was never officially acknowledged to prevent a propaganda win for Hitler.
The celebration of his achievements was hosted by former chairman of EMI Lord Charles Allen, and Caryn Tomlinson of the EMI Archive Trust.
Tulip Siddiq MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, also paid her respects to her borough’s unknown genius.
MPs, Lords and Baronesses and representatives from The British Library, The Science Museum, Kings College London, the Heritage Lottery Fund and other institutes joined Blumlein family members n honouring his short life and significant achievements.