Age, Biography and Wiki
Alan Reece was born on 7 March, 1927 in London, is an A 20th-century British businesspeople. Discover Alan Reece's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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Engineer and entrepreneur |
| Age |
85 years old |
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Pisces |
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7 March 1927 |
| Birthday |
7 March |
| Birthplace |
London |
| Date of death |
31 December, 2012 |
| Died Place |
Wylam, Northumberland |
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He is a member of famous Engineer with the age 85 years old group.
Alan Reece Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Alan Reece Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alan Reece worth at the age of 85 years old? Alan Reece’s income source is mostly from being a successful Engineer. He is from . We have estimated Alan Reece's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
Engineer |
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Timeline
Alan Richard Reece (1927-2012) was the owner director of Pearson Engineering Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne.
He was born in London, 7 March 1927, the son of Richard Reece and Olive Reece.
He was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and then Kings College (which had been part of Durham University and was later renamed the University of Newcastle upon Tyne), where he was awarded a BSc in Mechanical Engineering in 1947 and an MSc in Agricultural Engineering in 1950.
In 1948 he married Doreen Harrison, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.
He graduated as an apprentice at Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1948; and was a management trainee for the Ford Motor Company, in Dagenham from 1950–52.
He worked as a Product Engineer for International Harvester Co., Doncaster from 1952–56, and then became an academic.
He was Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and then Reader in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1956–84.
Other qualifications include a MIMechE in 1957 and a MIAgrE 1960.
He was visiting scientist to the US Army Tank Automotive Centre, Detroit from 1962–63; Editor of the Journal of Terramechanics from 1963–73; and Founder Member and first President of the International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems, 1964–67.
His PhD was awarded by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1964.
In the 1970s and 1980s large numbers of undersea cables were being laid but many were being damaged by trawler dragnets.
Dr Reece found a way of burying cables under the seabed with a giant plough, which increased the reliability of international telephone calls and cut the cost of laying cables.
While still a lecturer he founded Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd in 1971.
He applied soil mechanics to the design of earth-moving equipment.
He was Lecturer in the Strategic Leadership Programme, Templeton College, Oxford, 1984–92.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2006 and given a Lifetime Achievement Award, by the Entrepreneurs’ Forum in 2009.
He established the Reece Foundation in 2007 to channel company profits to good causes.
He was the biggest single donor to Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing in 2009, whose new research building is named in his honour.
He was ranked in fifth place in Management Today’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs for 2011.
In 2011 he was ranked third in the Sunday Times Giving List, with donations of over £20m.
Reece, Alan, ''Reviving British Manufacturing, Civitas, 2011.
In 2012 his company won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
Pearson Engineering developed a range of counter-mine rollers that attach to the front of wheeled and tracked military vehicles to trigger an explosion as they drive over improvised explosive devices.
The rollers get blown up and the main vehicle and its occupants stay safe.
He died on 31 December 2012.
Obituaries were published in the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and The Times.
