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]
John Christopher Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1926 London, UK |
| Died | 22 March 1999 (aged 72) London, UK |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Known for | Pulsed power |
| Awards | 1977–Defence Nuclear Agency Gold Medal 1981–Erwin Marx Award 1989–CBE |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Atomic Weapons Research Establishment |
He was educated at King's 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 third IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b David Fishlock (8 April 1999). "Obituary: Charlie Martin". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ John Christopher Martin; Thomas H. Martin; Arthur Henry Guenther; Magne Kristiansen (1996). J.C. Martin on pulsed power. Springer. ISBN 0-306-45302-9. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997" (PDF). DTRA History Series. 2002. p. 238. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Pulsed Power Conference History". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2010.