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His father was a minister of religion, Rev. Joseph Blackman.


EDUCATION

Victoria Boys' High School, Grahamstown , South Africa; Rhodes University College, Grahamstown; University Of Göttingen , University Of London and University Of Cambridge . MSc (SA) 1930; DPhil (Göttingen) 1933; PhD (London) 1936; PhD (Cantab) 1938.


CAREER

He spent his entire career from 1935 at Imperial College, London except during World War II . He was a member of the British Committtee on Atomic Energy, 1940-41, and did scientific work for the Ministry of Home Security, 1942-45.

He was Professor of Physics at Imperial College, 1959-76, and was subsequently Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society , 1962.

He was a member of the International Commission on Electron Diffraction, 1957-66, and a member of the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board, Ministry Of Power , 1963-74.


REFERENCE

Who's Who 1983