Thomas Parry Jones OBE (1935 - 2013)

Born 27 Mar 1935 in Carreg Lefn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

Died 11 Jan 2013 at age 77 in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Thomas Jones OBE was born in Anglesey, Wales.

Dr Thomas "Tom" Parry Jones was a Welsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur, who was responsible for developing and marketing the first handheld electronic breathalyser, winning the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1980 for the work.

Tom was Born on 27 Mar 1935 and raised in Anglesey, he attended Bangor University and went on to study for his doctorate at University of Alberta, Canada.

Prior to his work on the breathalyser at Lion Laboratories, he was a lecturer at the Royal Military College of Science and the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology. He established the Dr Tom Parry Jones Endowment Fund at Bangor University in 2002.

After selling Lion Laboratories in 2005, he set up PPM Technology and Welsh Dragon Aviation. A trust was set up in his, and his wife's, names. The Tom and Raj Jones Trust promotes work by young entrepreneurs.

Tom Parry Jones passed away on 11 Jan 2013 in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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• Wikidata: Item Q3449512
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