Charles Oatley Scientist

Sir Charles William Oatley OBE, FRS FREng (1904–1996) was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron microscopes.He was educated at Bedford Modern School and St. John's College, Cambridge. He was a director of the English Electric Valve Company from 1966 - 1985.In 1969 he was elected to the Royal Society and knighted in 1974. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy of Engineering.He was awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal in 1989. He received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) from the University of Bath in 1977.His graduate students includedThomas Everhart former President of CaltechAlec Broers former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, former president of the Royal Academy of Engineering.Haroon Ahmed former Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Professor of Microelectronics↑ ↑ ↑

Personal facts

Birth date	February 14, 1904
Birth place	England , Somerset , Frome
Nationality	United Kingdom
Date of death	March 11, 1996
Residence	United Kingdom
Education	St John's College Cambridge
Known for	Scanning electron microscope

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academic advisor	Edward Victor Appleton
awards	Faraday Medal Duddell Medal and Prize Franklin Institute Royal Medal
doctoral student	Thomas Eugene Everhart Alec Broers Baron Broers Haroon Ahmed Garry Stewart Colin Sheppard C. W. B. Grigson Dennis McMullan Ken C. A. Smith Ken Saunders Oliver Wells R. Fabian W. Pease Richard F. M. Thornley T. H. Philip Chang
Field of study	Physicist Electronic engineering
influenced	Constance Tipper
influenced by	John Cockcroft
notable student	Peter Spreadbury