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Randall, Sir John Turton, (1905-1984), Knight, Knight, biophysicist

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Surname: Randall
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: John Turton
Gender: Male
Date: 1905-1984
Title: Knight
History: Biophysicist; joint inventor of the cavity magnetron. Knighted 1962.
Biography: ODNB link for Randall, Sir John Turton (1905-1984) Knight Biophysicist
References: Who Was Who; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275817 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P166222 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1945-1949: Professor J T Randall: 1947 tour to Switzerland, 1948 tour to Norway, lecturing on...
The National Archives, Kew
2
1946-49: papers (c80) rel to Biophysics Research Unit
Medical Research Council
See Survey of sources newletter no 8
3
1939-45: papers rel to development of Cavity Magnetron
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Archives
NRA 22890
4
1920-1983: research papers and reports
Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
5
papers
King's College London: College Archives
6
1960-1964: corresp with AV Hill
Cambridge University: Churchill Archives Centre
NRA 28116
7
1947-81: corresp with DMC Hodgkin
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
NRA 37608