Sir Angus McMillan Tait, KNZM OBE

Sir Angus McMillan Tait KNZM OBE (22 July 1919 – 7 August 2007) was a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman. Tait had a childhood fascination for electronics and during and after high school at Waitaki Boys' High School, he worked in a friend's (Kempton Collett) radio store. He served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and also the Royal Air Force instructing as a second lieutenant on radar in Britain, during World War II. Source: Wikipedia.

Sir Angus Tait built his Christchurch company Tait Electronics Ltd into a world-wide leader in radio communications equipment. He encouraged research and innovation, and was a strong supporter of engineering education. He died in 2007 aged 88. Source: Christchurch City Libraries.

Sources

1. Christchurch City Libraries: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/angus-mcmillan-tait.
2. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Tait