Moses Blackman

Moses Blackman (6 December 1908 – 3 June 1983) was a South African-born British crystallographer.

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 Committee 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.

References

Who's Who 1983

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Name	Blackman, Moses
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Date of birth	6 December 1908
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Date of death	3 June 1983
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