Person Cochran; William (1922 - 2003) Cochran William 1922 - 2003 Male 30/07/1922 19220730 28/08/2003 20030828

Physics Education: Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh; Edinburgh University Career: Chemistry department, University of Edinburgh; Cambridge University (1948-1964); sabbatical year with Bert Brockhouse at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (1958-1959); appointed Professor of Physics, Edinburgh University (1964); appointed head of department of Physics, Edinburgh University (1975); Vice-Principal, Edinburgh University (1984-1987); honorary fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; awarded Guthrie Medal by Institute of Physics; awarded Potts Medal of the Franklin Institute Fellowships: FRSE Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1978 Fellow 15/03/1962 39 Obituaries: The Times (10 October 2003) Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 vol 51 pp 67-85, plate, by Michael Wolfson FRS ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9689 30 Jul 1922 - 28 Aug 2003 NA3974 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/34838793 4e0f49f0-cd4f-4f73-88e8-1a5fef83425f