Authorised form of name | MacKay; David John Cameron (1967 - 2016) |
Dates | 1967 - 2016 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Stoke on Trent, England |
Date of birth | 22/04/1967 |
Date of death | 14/04/2016 |
Activity | Education: Newcastle-under-Lyme School, Staffordshire (1975-85); BA Natural Sciences (Physics and Theiretical Physics) Triple First, Trinity College Cambridge (1985-88); Ph.D Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, USA (1988-91) Career: Introduced more efficient types of error-correcting code that are now used in satellite communications, digital broadcasting and magnetic recording. University Lecturer Department of Physics, Cambridge University (1995-99); Reader in Natural Philosophy, Department of Physics, Cambridge University (1999-2003); Professor of Natural Philosophy, Department of Physics, Cambridge University (2003 - ) Awarded Knight Batchelor [Kt] in New Years Honours Lisr 2016
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 14/05/2009 |
Age at election | 42 |
RSActivity | Lectures: Royal Society Blackett Memorial Lecture, 29 November 2012, given at the Royal Society Grants and fellowships: Royal Society Smithson Research Fellow, Darwin College, Cambridge (1992-95); |
PublishedWorks | Electronic Book 'Sustainable Energy' 2012, http://www.withouthotair.com/ |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/72445077 |
Code | NA9629 |