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John Mallard
English physicist (1927–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the New Zealand cricketer, see John Mallard (cricketer).
John Rowland Mallard OBE FRSE FREng (14 January 1927[1] – 25 February 2021)[2] was an English physicist and professor of Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen from 1965 until his retirement in 1992. He was known for setting up and leading the team that developed the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) full body scanner and, in particular, positron emission tomography (PET). He was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England.[3][4][5]
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Born | John Rowland Mallard (1927-01-14)14 January 1927 Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England |
Died | 25 February 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 94) |
Alma mater | University College, Nottingham |
Awards | OBE Royal Society Wellcome Prize and Gold Medal George Von Hevesey Memorial Lecture Medal Landau Memorial Plaque of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Academic Enterprise Competition Prize of the British Technology Group |
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Fields | Medicine Engineering |
Institutions | University of Aberdeen |
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