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Ronald Burge

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Ronald Edgar Burge (born 3 October 1932) is a former Professor of Physics at King's College London, where he was Wheatstone Professor of Physics from 1989 to 2000.

Early life

He attended Canton High School, a boys' grammar school, in Cardiff and King's College London (BSc, Physics; PhD).[1]

Career

He joined King's College London in 1954 at the age of 21. His work looked at the structure of fibrous proteins. He was Head of the Department of Physics at King's College London from October 1984 to 1992.

Personal life

He married in 1953 and they have two sons.

References

Academic offices
Preceded by
Michael Hart
Wheatstone Professor of Physics
1989 – 2000
Succeeded by