Beryl Allan obituary

My mother, Beryl Allan, who has died aged 94, was a keen scientist whose varied life included working in radar for the army and, later, bringing science to members of the Women's Institute. Science, and its public understanding, was the field to which she dedicated much of her later life.

Born in north London, to Elsie (nee Dawson), who worked for a milliner, and Colin Broadbent, a gentleman's tailor, Beryl went to Southgate county school, where she excelled educationally and at sports.