Deryck Goodwin

Deryck William Goodwin (28 September 1927 – 12 March 1997) was an English physicist, particularly researching into lasers. In later years he was an Anglican priest.

Life He was born in Lincoln, and was educated at Lincoln School. He studied at the University of Birmingham, where after graduating he completed a PhD.

At the Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern, he investigated indium antimonide as an infrared detector; he built a ruby laser, thought to be the first ruby laser to operate in Britain, and investigated the spectroscopy of possible laser materials.

He advised about the lighting of churches, and set up Goodwin Lighting, a voluntary consultancy. The service, initially in the Diocese of York, spread beyond the region and included Lincoln Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and Fountains Abbey.

Goodwin died of cancer in 1997, aged 69. died in 2013.