GEC Hirst Research Centre

Clayton, Sir Robert; Algar, Joan

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“…Six years after Derek's arrival, Sir Robert Clayton, by then retired, concluded a review of the Hirst Research Centre at Wembley with the words (Clayton & Algar 1985):…”

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“…Six years after Derek's arrival, Sir Robert Clayton, by then retired, concluded a review of the Hirst Research Centre at Wembley with the words (Clayton & Algar 1985): The arrival in 1979 of D H Roberts FRS FEng as Director of Research (and subsequently Technical Director of GEC), and the establishment at Lincoln of Marconi Electronic Devices Ltd as a production and commercial outlet, provided the impetus and opportunity for major expansion of work at Wembley on solid state research and development, and particularly on silicon integrated circuits which were of increasing importance for GEC's future. Since that time there have been major increases in staff and facilities at Wembley.…”

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Sir Derek Harry Roberts. 28 March 1932—17 February 2021

Pepper FRS,

Kelly FRS

2024

Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc.

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Derek Roberts was one of the most influential figures in British industrial technology and subsequently in the academic world. The word most frequently used to describe him is ‘visionary’. From a humble background, his abilities in science and the hard work characterizing his later career resulted in academic success in Physics at Manchester University. He joined the Plessey Company Ltd just as the silicon revolution, which was to change the face of electronics, began and quickly established his outstanding abilities in research and management. His most important scientific achievements involved the transition from component to all-semiconductor electronics, to which he made numerous original contributions in an industrial context. After rising to the top of the ranks at Plessey, he moved to GEC, where his outstanding managerial skills brought together the many different companies within the GEC portfolio. His final career move as Provost of University College London (UCL) was due in part to his strong contacts with the academic world, particularly his active presence as a Visiting Professor at UCL. There, his remarkable ability to make change was successfully deployed across all areas of the university's activity, particular successes being in the areas of health and medicine.

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“…Six years after Derek's arrival, Sir Robert Clayton, by then retired, concluded a review of the Hirst Research Centre at Wembley with the words (Clayton & Algar 1985):…”

Section: The Gec Yearsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sir Derek Harry Roberts. 28 March 1932—17 February 2021

Pepper FRS,

Kelly FRS

2024

Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc.

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“…In 1967, when GEC acquired AEI [345] they moved the laser development work to Wembley, London. Jim, Ron and several other colleagues decided against the move and formed a branch of Laser Associates (Rugby), in 1968, to manufacture the first commercial Nd:YAG lasers in the UK.…”

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A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Danson

White

Barr

et al. 2021

High Pow Laser Sci Eng

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The first demonstration of laser action in ruby was made in 1960 by T. H. Maiman of Hughes Research Laboratories, USA. Many laboratories worldwide began the search for lasers using different materials, operating at different wavelengths. In the UK, academia, industry and the central laboratories took up the challenge from the earliest days to develop these systems for a broad range of applications. This historical review looks at the contribution the UK has made to the advancement of the technology, the development of systems and components and their exploitation over the last 60 years.

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Applications and markets for semiconductor optoelectronic devices

Goodfellow¹

1991

Materials Science and Engineering: B

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GEC Hirst Research Centre

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Sir Derek Harry Roberts. 28 March 1932—17 February 2021

Sir Derek Harry Roberts. 28 March 1932—17 February 2021

A history of high-power laser research and development in the United Kingdom

Applications and markets for semiconductor optoelectronic devices

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