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Charles Oatley

British physicist and electrical engineer · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1904 to 1996 · aged 92

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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1996Died11 March 19961989Howard N. Potts MedalAward1973Mullard AwardAward1970Faraday MedalAward1969Dennis Gabor Medal and PrizeAwardRoyal MedalAward1904Born14 February 1904

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Howard N. Potts Medal1989
Mullard Award1973
Faraday Medal1970
Royal Medal1969
Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize1969
Fellow of the Royal Society
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Knight Bachelor

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1996 · aged 92