David Shoenberg
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David Shoenberg, MBE
FRS, (4 January 1911-10 March 2004) was a British
physicist
.
David Shoenberg was born in 1911, the son of Isaac (later Sir Isaac) Shoenberg. Isaac, born in Pinsk in Russia (now Belarus) was the principal inventor of the high-definition television system used by the BBC for the world’s first high-definition television broadcast from London in 1936. He came to Britain and acquired British nationality, but then returned to Russia where David was born. David was, however, a British citizen, and was brought to Britain as a boy. He was educated at Latymer Upper School
, Hammersmith and Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he took his doctorate in 1935.
He began his research into aspects of low-temperature physics and magnetism at the Mond Laboratory at Cambridge. After the war he played a leading role in re-establishing low-temperature physics at Cambridge, becoming head of the Mond Laboratory in 1947. He remained in this post until 1973. He was Professor of Physics, Cambridge University and Head of Low Temperature Physics Group, Cavendish Laboratory
, 1973-78, then Professor Emeritus. He was also a Life Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
.
He received the MBE
in 1944. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953 and was awarded their Hughes Medal
in 1995 "for his work on the electronic structure of solids, in particular by exploiting low temperature techniques, particularly the De Haas Van Alphen effect".
He won the Fritz London Memorial Prize for Low-Temperature Physics in 1964.
He had married Catherine Felicitee Fischmann in 1940; they had a son and two daughters.
MBE
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FRS, (4 January 1911-10 March 2004) was a British
Great Britain
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physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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David Shoenberg was born in 1911, the son of Isaac (later Sir Isaac) Shoenberg. Isaac, born in Pinsk in Russia (now Belarus) was the principal inventor of the high-definition television system used by the BBC for the world’s first high-definition television broadcast from London in 1936. He came to Britain and acquired British nationality, but then returned to Russia where David was born. David was, however, a British citizen, and was brought to Britain as a boy. He was educated at Latymer Upper School
Latymer Upper School
Latymer Upper School, founded by Edward Latymer in 1624, is a selective independent school in Hammersmith, West London, England, lying between King Street and the Thames. It is a day school for 1,130 pupils – boys and girls aged 11–18; there is also the Latymer Preparatory School for boys and girls...
, Hammersmith and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he took his doctorate in 1935.
He began his research into aspects of low-temperature physics and magnetism at the Mond Laboratory at Cambridge. After the war he played a leading role in re-establishing low-temperature physics at Cambridge, becoming head of the Mond Laboratory in 1947. He remained in this post until 1973. He was Professor of Physics, Cambridge University and Head of Low Temperature Physics Group, Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory....
, 1973-78, then Professor Emeritus. He was also a Life Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
.
He received the MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1944. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953 and was awarded their Hughes Medal
Hughes Medal
The Hughes Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of London "in recognition of an original discovery in the physical sciences, particularly electricity and magnetism or their applications". Named after David E. Hughes, the medal is awarded with a gift of £1000. The medal was first awarded in 1902 to...
in 1995 "for his work on the electronic structure of solids, in particular by exploiting low temperature techniques, particularly the De Haas Van Alphen effect".
He won the Fritz London Memorial Prize for Low-Temperature Physics in 1964.
He had married Catherine Felicitee Fischmann in 1940; they had a son and two daughters.