About Rodney Loudon
Lived 1934 – 2022 (aged 88). Rodney Loudon was a British physicist and university teacher.
Education Loudon attended the Bury Grammar School in Manchester. He received his Master of Arts (1956) and Doctor of Philosophy (1959) degrees from the University of Oxford, where he was a member of the Brasenose College. 2nd edition (1983); 3rd edition (2000) with William Hayes: Scattering of Light by Crystals (1978) with David J. Barber: An Introduction to the Properties of Condensed Matter (1989)
Awards and honours Loudon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1987. Young Medal and Prize 1987 Max Born Award 1992. Humboldt Prize 1998.
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Who was Rodney Loudon?
British physicist (1934–2022)
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Rodney Loudon was born on 25 July 1934 in Manchester.
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Rodney Loudon died on 25 December 2022.
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Rodney Loudon was a physicist and university teacher.
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