Graham Dorrington (born in Chalfont St. Giles), is an English

aeronautical engineer Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is sim ...

. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1989 and was formerly a lecturer at

Queen Mary, University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

, though he is now teaching at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He was the subject of the film ''

The White Diamond ''The White Diamond'' is a 2004 documentary film by Werner Herzog. It illustrates the history of aviation and depicts the struggles and triumphs of Graham Dorrington, an aeronautical engineer, who has designed and built a teardrop-shaped airshi ...

'' (2004) directed by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

External links

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BBC Storyville interview with Dorrington
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorrington, Graham British aerospace engineers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Chalfont St Giles