Person

McGee, James Dwyer (1903 - 1987)

OBE FRS

Born
17 December 1903
Tuggeranong, New South Wales, Australia
Died
28 February 1987
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

James McGee was a long-term research physicist specialising in the field of photoelectronics at EMI from 1931 to 1954, and as Professor and Senior Research Fellow of Applied Physics at Imperial College, London 1954 -1980.

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Chronology

1927
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1928
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
1928 - 1931
Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship
1931
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
1931 - 1954
Career position - Research Physicist with E.M.I. Ltd., UK
1 Jan 1952
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1954 - 1971
Career position - Professor of Applied Physics, Imperial College, London
1965
Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge
1966
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
1971 - 1980
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College

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See also

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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