Brebis Bleaney. 6 June 1915 — 4 November 2006

Professor Brebis Bleaney was central to the dramatic postwar development of physics at Oxford University, both through his own research and as the Head of the Clarendon Laboratory during his tenure as Doctor Lee's Professor of Experimental Philosophy. Throughout his long career he was an enthus...

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Published in:Biographical memoirs of fellows of the Royal Society 2009-01, Vol.55, p.3-11
Main Author: Elliott, Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Professor Brebis Bleaney was central to the dramatic postwar development of physics at Oxford University, both through his own research and as the Head of the Clarendon Laboratory during his tenure as Doctor Lee's Professor of Experimental Philosophy. Throughout his long career he was an enthusiastic and committed experimentalist who used the microwave sources he had helped develop during the war to establish the field of paramagnetic resonance.
ISSN:0080-4606
1748-8494
DOI:10.1098/rsbm.2008.0018