Vernon Ellis Cosslett

Vernon Ellis Cosslett, FRS[1] (16 June 1908 - 21 November 1990) was a British microscopist.

He worked with William Lawrence Bragg at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University on the electron microscope and founded the Electron Microscopy Department. He also developed improved x-ray machines.[2]

He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972[1] and won the Royal Medal in 1979 "In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the design and development of the X-ray microscope, the scanning electron microprobe analyser, the high voltage and ultrahigh resolution (2.5A) electron microscopes and their applications in many disciplines." [3]

He was elected president of the Royal Microscopical Society [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mulvey, T. (1994). "Vernon Ellis Cosslett. 16 June 1908-21 November 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 40: 62–26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0029.
  2. 1 2 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/2891/1/from_white_elephant1.pdf
  3. ↑ "Janus: The Papers of Dr (Vernon) Ellis Cosslett". Retrieved 2008-12-06.


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