Douglas Samuel Jones (10 January 1922 – 29 November 2013) was a mathematician and electrical engineer known for his works in the field of electromagnetism.

[1] Jones was born 10 January 1922 in Corby Northamptonshire, and was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School.

[2] In 1940, Jones began studying electrical engineering at Clarendon Laboratory of the Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.

[4][1] Jones joined the RAF in 1942 and graduated MA in applied mathematics from Oxford in 1947.

[1] During his time at Keele, Jones wrote the book The Theory of Electromagnetism in 1964 which established him as a leader in this field.