David Warren (inventor)

David Ronald de Mey Warren AO (20 March 1925  19 July 2010) was an Australian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (also known as FDR, CVR and "the black box").

David Warren

AO
Warren with a prototype of a black box
Born
David Ronald de Mey Warren

(1925-03-20)20 March 1925
Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
Died19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 85)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Imperial College London
University of Melbourne
Known forFlight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder, "the black box"
FamilyGrace Warren (sister)
Scientific career
InstitutionsDefence Science and Technology Organisation
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