Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor. Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life's work. Upon his retirement from the Post Office in 1899, Preece was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1899 Birthday Honours.
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15 February 1834 Caernarfon, Gwynedd
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Died |
6 November 1913 (aged 79)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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