FAMOUS scientist Sir Bernard Lovell was the guest of honour at Malvern College on Saturday.
Sir Bernard, aged 92, was one of the scientists who worked at the college, which was taken over by the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) during the Second World War.
Here they worked on refining the latest radar technology, giving the Allies a crucial advantage in the war.
Sir Bernard, later created the famous Jodrell Bank radio telescope and had a distinguished astronomical career.
On Saturday, he unveiled a plaque commemorating TRE's work at the college, before enjoying lunch with fellow guests, many of them veterans of TRE and its successors.
Speaking after lunch, Sir Bernard said: "Winston Churchill's coalition government made the wise decision to send a team of specially-selected scientists, civil servants and industrialists to Malvern. It was among the greatest combinations of scientific talent ever assembled in Britain."
The event was organised by the Institute of Physics as part of Einstein Year, which marks the centenary of Einstein's publication of his famous scientific theories.
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