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A government scientist, Rowe was secretary of Tizard’s committee that oversaw the research that led to the establishment of radar. He succeeded Watson-Watt as superintendent of the Folkestone Telecommunications Research Establishment and gave priority to the erection of the coastal radar station chain. Following the Battle of Britain he directed research which led to the development of airborne radar and centimetric radar with the cavity magnetron. Despite some opposition from Bomber Command, who felt that the projects would not produce large-scale results, Rowe also led in the development of the Oboe navigation system and of H2S radar. In 1946 he moved to Australia as chief scientific officer for the British Rocket Programme. The following year he joined the Australian Department of Defence before serving as vice-chancellor of the University of Adelaide in 1948–58. He is credited with coining the phrase ‘Operational Research’ in 1935. He suffered from poor health and died in 1976.