Charlie Martin (scientist)

For other people named Charles Martin, see Charles Martin (disambiguation).

John Christopher Martin CBE
Born	September 21, 1926(1926-09-21) London, UK
Died	March 22, 1999(1999-03-22) (aged 72) London, UK
Residence	UK
Nationality	British
Institutions	Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
Alma mater	King's College London
Known for	Pulsed power
Notable awards	1977–Defence Nuclear Agency Gold Medal 1981–Erwin Marx Award 1989–CBE

John Christopher "Charlie" Martin CBE (21 September 1926 – 22 March 1999) was a UK-born physicist, known colloquially as "the father of Pulsed Power".^[1]

He was educated at Kings College, London.^[2]

He was instrumental in the development of a US Nuclear Weapons Effects programme in the 1970s and received thanks in the history of the Defence Nuclear Agency.^[3] He was later awarded the Defence Nuclear Agency Gold Medal in 1977, one of only a few non-US citizens to receive it.^[1]

He was awarded the first ever Erwin Marx Award in 1981 at the 3rd IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} David Fishlock (8 April 1999). "Obituary: Charlie Martin". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-charlie-martin-1085802.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
2. ^ John Christopher Martin, Thomas H. Martin, Arthur Henry Guenther, Magne Kristiansen (1996). J.C. Martin on pulsed power. Springer. ISBN 0306453029. http://books.google.com/books?id=9ORb4YQ6rlYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22John+Christopher+Martin%22&hl=en&ei=wXmwTPrXIMz14AakzPzbBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997". DTRA History Series. 2002. p. 238. http://www.dtra.mil/documents/aboutdtra/DefensesNuclearAgency.pdf. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
4. ^ "Pulsed Power Conference History". http://www.sandia.gov/ppc2005/history.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 

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Name	Martin, John Christopher
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Date of birth	21 September 1926
Place of birth	London, UK
Date of death	22 March 1999
Place of death	London, UK