John David Lawson ( Eng. John David Lawson ; April 4, 1923 , Coventry , Warwickshire - January 15, 2008 , Abingdon , Oxfordshire [1] ) - an English physicist , first formulated the Lawson Criterion .
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| Date of Birth | April 4, 1923 |
| Place of Birth | Coventry Warwickshire , UK |
| Date of death | January 15, 2008 (84 years old) |
| Place of death | Abingdon , Oxfordshire , UK |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Scientific field | physics |
| Alma mater | Cambridge university |
| Known as | Lawson Critter Discoverer |
| Awards and prizes | member of the Royal Society of London [d] ( 1985 ) |
Biography
Born in the UK in 1923 in Coventry . In 1943 he graduated from Cambridge University .
Before the war, he was engaged in applied research in the development of microwave antennas.
In 1947 , he joined the staff of the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment , engaged in experiments on the first-generation particle accelerator.
In 1957 , he published a scientific article in which he first formulated a criterion for providing energy during thermonuclear fusion (later called the Lawson criterion ).
Later, Lawson was engaged in research on the applied problems of electromagnetism related to the operation of microwave lamps and particle accelerators, as well as radiation research.
Notes
- ↑ Bob Bingham. John D. Lawson (FRS) 1923–2008 // CERN Courier. - April 16, 2008.
Literature
- Temples Yu. A. Lawson, John David (Lawson John David) // Physicists: Biographical Reference / Ed. A.I. Akhiezer . - Ed. 2nd, rev. and add. - M .: Nauka , 1983 .-- S. 171. - 400 p. - 200,000 copies. (per.)
- Lawson J. Physics of charged particle beams. - M., Mir, 1980. Circulation of 3500 copies. - 438 c .;