Q:Facts:   - death cause: suicide    - spouse: margareth amy chubb    - death date: 21 february 1948      - birth date: 9 november 1893    - module: yes doctoral_advisor = academic_advisors = doctoral_students = notable_students = known_for = fields pykrete , project habakkuk author_abbrev_bot = author_abbrev_zoo = influences = = influenced = awards = signature = signature_alt = footnotes = military technology workplaces = alma_mater =    - occupation: journalist , educationalist and inventor   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of geoffrey pyke .
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geoffrey nathaniel joseph pyke -lrb- 9 november 1893 -- 21 february 1948 -rrb- was an english journalist , educationalist , and later an inventor whose clever , but unorthodox , ideas could be difficult to implement .in lifestyle and appearance , he fitted the common stereotype of a scientist-engineer-inventor or in british slang , a `` boffin '' .pyke came to public attention when he escaped from interment in germany during world war i .he had travelled to germany under a false passport , he was soon arrested and interned .pyke is particularly remembered for his innovative proposals for weapons of war , most especially the material pykrete and the proposed construction of the ship habakkuk from it .