About Alexander Lamb Cullen
Lived 1920 – 2013 (aged 93). Alexander Lamb Cullen was an engineer.
Career and research In 1955, Cullen was appointed as the first Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He then served as the Head of Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London where he held the Pender Chair, from 1967 to 1980. In 1988 he published his book Modern Radio Science and a biography of Harold Barlow.
Awards and honours He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1977 The same year he was awarded the Faraday Medal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. He also the same year delivered the Clifford Paterson Lecture to the Royal Society on "Microwaves: the art and the science".
Selected publications Journal articles
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Who was Alexander Lamb Cullen?
British engineer (1920-2013)
When was Alexander Lamb Cullen born?
Alexander Lamb Cullen was born on 30 April 1920 in Lincoln.
When did Alexander Lamb Cullen die?
Alexander Lamb Cullen died on 28 December 2013.
What was Alexander Lamb Cullen's occupation?
Alexander Lamb Cullen was an engineer.
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