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William Penney, Baron Penney
William George Penney
English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991).
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External Pages About William Penney, Baron Penney
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UK National Archives
National Academy of Sciences Member
Statements about
William Penney, Baron Penney
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Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Gibraltar
Country
:
British Empire
Place of Death
East Hendred
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
6/24/1909
Date of Death
3/3/1991
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1946)
Point in Time
:
1946
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(1952)
Point in Time
:
1952
Wilhelm Exner Medal
(1967)
Point in Time
:
1967
Rumford Medal
(1966)
Point in Time
:
1966
Glazebrook Medal
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
(1970)
Point in Time
:
1970
Order of Merit
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
James Alfred Ewing Medal
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
Medal of Freedom
(1946)
Point in Time
:
1946
Occupation
Politician
Physicist
Mathematician
Educated At
Royal College of Science
(1927 - 1929)
Start Time
:
1927
End Time
:
1929
University of Cambridge
(1933 - 1935)
Start Time
:
1933
End Time
:
1935
University of Groningen
(1929 - 1930)
Start Time
:
1929
End Time
:
1930
Imperial College London
(1930 - 1931)
Start Time
:
1930
End Time
:
1931
University of Wisconsin–Madison
(1931 - 1933)
Start Time
:
1931
End Time
:
1933
Gilberd School
Member Of
Royal Society
(3/21/1946 - )
Start Time
:
3/21/1946
Royal Society of Edinburgh
National Academy of Sciences
(1962 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1962
Given Name
William
Series Ordinal
:
1
George
Series Ordinal
:
2
Employer
Imperial College London
(1936 - 1945)
Start Time
:
1936
End Time
:
1945
Manhattan Project
(1944 - 1945)
Start Time
:
1944
End Time
:
1945
Imperial College London
(1967 - 1973)
Start Time
:
1967
End Time
:
1973
Position Held
Member of the House of Lords
(7/7/1967 - 3/3/1991)
End Cause
:
Death in Office
Start Time
:
7/7/1967
End Time
:
3/3/1991
Chairperson
(1964 - 1967)
Start Time
:
1964
End Time
:
1967
Rector
(1967 - 1973)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Imperial College London
Start Time
:
1967
End Time
:
1973
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Work Location
London
Name in Native Language
William Penney
Participant In
Manhattan Project
Doctoral Advisor
Field of Work
Nuclear Physics
Academic Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Birth Name
William George Penney
Name
Bill Penney
Place of Burial
Cremation
Notable Work
Family Name
Penney
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
(1954 - 1967)
Start Time
:
1954
End Time
:
1967
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Replaces
:
Patrick Linstead
Atomic Weapons Establishment
(1946 - 1954)
Start Time
:
1946
End Time
:
1954
John Lennard-Jones
Particle in a One-Dimensional Lattice
Replaced By
:
Brian Flowers, Baron Flowers
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