In 1962, children's author Roald Dahl, hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade, and paediatric neurosurgeon Kenneth Till jointly invented a shunt valve for treating hydrocephalus in children.
Notes on verification
Well-documented by multiple independent sources including the Science Museum, GOSH, Roald Dahl Museum/estate, and Sturrock's biography, all consistent on the facts of the collaboration and invention.
Sources
- Breakthroughs | Great Ormond Street Hospital (gosh.nhs.uk)
- https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/timeline/1960s/june-1965 (roalddahl.com)
- https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/wade-dahl-till-valve (sciencemuseum.org.uk)