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Charles Galton Darwin

British physicist (1887-1962) · United Kingdom · Scientists · Died at 75

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Sir Charles Galton Darwin was an English physicist who served as director of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the Second World War. He was a son of the mathematician George Darwin and a grandson of Charles Darwin.

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1962Died31 December 19621942Knight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1935Royal MedalAward1932Gunning Victoria Jubilee PrizeAward1922Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1916Military CrossAward1887Born18 December 1887

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire1942
Royal Medal1935
Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize1932
Fellow of the Royal Society1922
Military Cross1916
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1962 · aged 75

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