J. B. Gunn
✓ Source-basedfallingBritish physicist, discoverer of the Gunn effect (1928-2008)
John Battiscombe "J. " Gunn, known as Ian or Iain, was a British physicist, who spent most of his career in the United States. He discovered the Gunn effect, which led to the invention of the Gunn diode, the first inexpensive source of microwave power that did not require vacuum tubes.
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Meacham, Gunn, Hughes, Wood family picture in 1935. Back Row: Charles S. Meacham (chemist, brewer, painter), Florence Meacham (painter) - -Second Row: Battiscombe Gunn, son in law (Egyptologist), Wendy Wood, daughter (Scottish nationalist), Meena Gunn, daughter (Freudian psychoanalyst) - Third Row: Mary Barnish, granddaughter, with Meena's dog, Spike Hughes, grandson (Musician, critic), Bobbie Hughes granddaughter-in-law - Fourth (front) Row: Ian Gunn, grandson (Physicist), Angela Hughes, great-granddaughter.
Ian Gunn with his dog Tanya. Except for his time at UBC, where they were banned from faculty housing, he always had at least one dog, usually a Samoyed.Awards 5
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John Battiscombe "J. B." Gunn, known as Ian or Iain, was a British physicist, who spent most of his career in the United States. He discovered the Gunn effect, which led to the invention of the Gunn diode, the first inexpensive source of microwave power that did not require vacuum tubes. He was born John Battiscombe Gunn, but only used that name in legal documents.
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