Sir Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland ( Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland ; April 8, 1907 , Watten, Scotland - June 27, 1980 ) - Scottish and British physicist , teacher , professor, Ph.D. (since 1934). Member of the Royal Society of London (since 1949) [1] .
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| Date of Birth | April 8, 1907 |
| Place of Birth | Watten, Scotland |
| Date of death | June 27, 1980 ( 73) |
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| Scientific field | physics |
| Place of work | Cambridge university University of Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
| Academic degree | Ph.D |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | invented an infrared tube |
| Awards and prizes | (1972) |
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Biography
He graduated from the Morgan Academy. Until 1928, he studied mathematics and physics at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He received a bachelor 's degree in physics in 1929. Then, a student researcher spent two years experimenting in the study of infrared spectra at Cambridge University , and later 2 years at the University of Michigan ( USA ) he worked on the vibrations and rotations of molecules.
In 1933 he returned to Cambridge , where he worked until the outbreak of World War II. During the war years from 1939 to 1945, he was assigned to the Ministry of Supply, was engaged in the development of methods for the disposal of air bombs. In Cambridge, he developed methods for using infrared spectroscopy to analyze fuel mixtures used by enemy aircraft to determine their origin (production).
In 1949 he returned to the University of Michigan as a professor of physics, where he continued his work in infrared spectroscopy , helping to establish this technique as a tool for general analysis.
In 1949, G. Sutherland was elected a the Royal Society of London [2] [3] , and in 1960 he was knighted [4] . Member of the American Philosophical Society (1977).
He worked at Cambridge University until 1977. In 1956-1964 - Director of the National Physical Laboratory of the United Kingdom . Later, a teacher and rector of the College of Emanuel in Cambridge .
In 1964-1966 he was president of the London Physical Society and the Institute of Physics .
Scientific activity
The main scientific research of G. Sutherland is devoted to the study of molecular structure, spectroscopy . In 1948, the scientist proposed an electron-optical infrared image converter (infrared tube). He made a great contribution to the conversion of infrared spectroscopy from an obscure research methodology to a general method of analysis and determination of molecular structure.
Notes
- ↑ Sheppard, N. Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland. April 8, 1907 - June 27, 1980 (Eng.) // Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society : journal. - 1982. - Vol. 28 . - P. 588 . - DOI : 10.1098 / rsbm.1982.0023 .
- ↑ List of members of the Royal Society of London from 1660 to 2007 on the website of the Royal Society of London
- ↑ Fellows details . Royal Society.
- ↑ Sir Gordon Sutherland (1907-1980) . Emmanuel College.
Literature
- Yu. A. Khramov. Physicists. - Kiev, Naukova Dumka, 1977.