Richard M. Sillitto (1923 – 19 April 2005) was an optical physicist who wrote a useful text on quantum mechanics. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Institute of Physics as well as a past president of the Scottish branch of the Institute of Physics. Sillitto was Reader and Reader Emeritus in the Physics department of the University of Edinburgh.
Richard M. Sillitto | |
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| Born | 1923 |
| Died | April 19, 2005 (aged 81–82) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Optical physics |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
Bibliography edit
- Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics, Richard Sillitto, (1967), Publ. Edinburgh UP, ISBN 0-85224-128-3
- Geometrical and Physical Optics, R M Sillitto, Longman Higher Education, ISBN 0-582-08880-1
External links edit
- Personal pages
- McClure organ, Caprington horn
- Maskelyne on Schiehallion
- Forty years of optics
- The durability of Maxwell's equations
The proposed book "Geometrical and Physical Optics, R M Sillitto, Longman Higher Education, ISBN 0-582-08880-1" was never completed.
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