History20th centuryUnited Kingdomhigh confidence

Children's author Roald Dahl, hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade, and paediatric neurosurgeon Kenneth Till jointly invented a shunt valve for children with hydrocephalus in 1962.

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Confirmed by multiple independent, authoritative sources including Great Ormond Street Hospital's own history page, the official Roald Dahl website, the Royal College of Surgeons, and Wikipedia, all consistent on details and date.

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