John Randall (physicist)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 40 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 23,1905 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Newton-le-Willows |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 16,1984 |
| Died | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Books | The diffraction of X-rays and electrons by amorphous solids, liquids, and gases |
| Fields | Physics |
| Biophysics | |
| Education | Victoria University of Manchester |
| University of Cambridge | |
| School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester | |
| Awards | Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize |
| Hughes Medal | |
| John Price Wetherill Medal | |
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| ID | 1603352 |
John Randall (physicist) Life story
Sir John Turton Randall, FRS FRSE was an English physicist and biophysicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential component of centimetric wavelength radar, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second World War. It is also the key component of microwave ovens.
