Charles Oatley
| Sir Charles Oatley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1904 Frome, Somerset, England |
| Died | 11 March 1996 (aged 92) |
| Residence | UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physicist and Electronic engineer |
| Institutions | Radio Accessories English Electric Valve Company King's College London ADRDE University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Edward Victor Appleton |
| Doctoral students | Haroon Ahmed Alec Broers T. H. Philip Chang Thomas Everhart C. W. B. Grigson Dennis McMullan R. Fabian W. Pease Ken Saunders Colin J. R. Sheppard Ken C. A. Smith Garry Stewart Richard F. M. Thornley Oliver Wells |
| Other notable students | Peter Spreadbury |
| Known for | Scanning electron microscope |
| Influences | John D. Cockcroft |
| Influenced | Constance Tipper |
| Notable awards | Duddell Medal (1969) Royal Medal (1969) Faraday Medal (1970) Mullard Award (1973) Potts Medal (1989) |
Sir Charles William Oatley OBE, FRS[1] FREng (1904–1996) was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes.[2] He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Biography
He was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1904.
He was educated at Bedford Modern School and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a director of the English Electric Valve Company from 1966 to 1985.
In 1969 he was elected to the Royal Society. He was knighted in 1974.
He received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) from the University of Bath in 1977.[3] He retired from the English Electric Valve Company in 1985.
He was awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal in 1989. He died on March 11, 1996.
Graduate students
Oatley and the graduate students he supervised made substantial contributions, particularly to the development of the scanning electron microscope (SEM).[4][5][6]
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His students included:
- Thomas Everhart former President of Caltech
- Alec Broers former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, former president of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
- Haroon Ahmed former Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Professor of Microelectronics
References
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External links
- Charles Oatley: Pioneer of Scanning Electron Microscopy
- The Papers of Sir Charles Oatley accessed 2 July 2008
- Charles Oatley at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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