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Charles Oatley

British physicist and electrical engineer

  • Fame41.4
  • Momentum16.5
  • Wikipedia139
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Lived 1904–1996, aged 92United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    9 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1904–1996
    Aged 92
  • Awards
    9
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-22

Sir Charles William Oatley was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Last updated
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Born
February 14, 1904
Died
March 11, 1996
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