Charlie Martin (scientist)

For other people named Charles Martin, see Charles Martin (disambiguation).
John Christopher Martin CBE
Born (1926-09-21)September 21, 1926
London, UK
Died March 22, 1999(1999-03-22) (aged 72)
London, UK
Residence UK
Nationality British
Institutions Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
Alma mater King's College London
Known for Pulsed power
Notable awards 1977Defence Nuclear Agency Gold Medal
1981Erwin Marx Award
1989CBE

John Christopher "Charlie" Martin CBE (21 September 1926 22 March 1999) was a UK-born physicist, known colloquially as "the father of Pulsed Power".[1]

He was educated at Kings College, London.[2]

He was instrumental in the development of a US Nuclear Weapons Effects programme in the 1970s and received thanks in the history of the Defence Nuclear Agency.[3] He was later awarded the Defence Nuclear Agency Gold Medal in 1977, one of only a few non-US citizens to receive it.[1]

He was awarded the first ever Erwin Marx Award in 1981 at the 3rd IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 David Fishlock (8 April 1999). "Obituary: Charlie Martin". The Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. John Christopher Martin, Thomas H. Martin, Arthur Henry Guenther, Magne Kristiansen (1996). J.C. Martin on pulsed power. Springer. ISBN 0-306-45302-9. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. "Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997" (PDF). DTRA History Series. 2002. p. 238. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  4. "Pulsed Power Conference History". Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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