In 1933 Gabor fled from Nazi Germany, where he was considered Jewish, and was invited to Britain to work at the development department of the British Thomson-Houston company in Rugby, Warwickshire.
Aastal 1933 põgenes Gabor Natsi-Saksamaalt, kuna ta oli juudi päritolu, ning ta kutsuti Inglismaale, et ta töötaks kompanii British Thomson-Houstoni arendusosakonnas Rugbys Warwickshire'is.