Person Oatley; Sir; Charles William (1904 - 1996) Oatley Charles William Sir 1904 - 1996 Male Frome, Somerset, England 14/02/1904 19040214 Cambridge 11/03/1996 19960311

Education: Bedford Modern School (1916-1922); St John's College, Cambridge (from 1922) Career: Worked for Radio Accessories, Willesden; Demonstrator, Physics Department, King's College, London (1927); taught, and examined for London University and School Certificate; Lecturer, King's College London (by 1938); joined John (later Sir John) Cockcroft (FRS 1936) in radar research (1939), taking unpaid leave from King's College, London for the duration of the war; Deputy Superintendent, Air Defence Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) (1943); Acting Superintendent ADRDE (1944); Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Department of Engineering, Cambridge (after World War 2); adopted Scanning Electron Microscope as a research project; a copy of the first microscope, SEM1 was later made for and exhibited in the Science Museum (1986); Professor of Electrical Engineering, Cambridge University and Head of Electrical Engineering Division of the Department (1960-1971); involved in the creation of the Cambridge Science Park; 'house' at Bedford Modern School named after him (since 1998) Honours: OBE 1956; KB 1974 Memberships: MIEE; FEng (Founder member 1976); Royal Microscopical Society (Honorary Fellow); National Academy of Engineering, USA (Foreign Associate) Son of William Oatley, a baker and his wife Ada Mary Dorrington, a school teacher; married (1930) Enid, daughter of Mr West, Oatley's Science master at Bedford Modern School; 2 sons Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1969; Mullard Medal 1973 Fellow 20/03/1969 65 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1998 vol 44 pp 329-347, plate, by K C A Smith ©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 14 Feb 1904 - 11 Mar 1996 NA7832 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 099be691-9e0e-4d42-a524-8e8bd9daccd8