Obituary: Dr Sidney Alford - Engineer whose inventions saved lives in Northern Ireland Troubles
INVENTOR, explosives engineer and a doctor of chemistry Dr Sidney Alford has died aged 86. Dr Alford was the Chairman of Alford Technologies Limited of Trowbridge, a world-leading provider of explosive engineering and explosive charge technology, that he founded in 1985. A prolific inventor of explosive charges for many different applications, he is considered the pioneer in water projecting disruptors driven by high explosive which are used in bomb disposal and his inventions have been credited in saving countless lives over the years. Dr Alford was born in the London suburb of Ilfor...
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