G. W. C. Kaye

George William Clarkson Kaye (8 April 1880 – 16 April 1941) was an English physicist.^[1][2][3] He is best known as one of the authors, together with Thomas Laby, of the authoritative scientific reference work Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants and Some Mathematical Functions, first published in 1911 and better known as Kaye and Laby.^[4] He was a driving force behind the formation and early years of the ‘International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee’ (IXRPC), the world's first international radiological protection body, created in 1928. ^[5]

G. W. C. Kaye O.B.E., F.R.S.
George William Clarkson Kaye
Born	(1880-04-08)8 April 1880 Honley, West Riding of Yorkshire
Died	16 April 1941(1941-04-16) (aged 61)
Nationality	English
Education	University of Cambridge
Known for	One of the authors of Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants and Some Mathematical Functions
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Cavendish Laboratory

Background and training

Kaye was born in Honley in West Yorkshire, and^[2] attended Huddersfield Technical School.^[6] He was made 2nd lieutenant in the Electrical Engineers (volunteer corps) on 5 December 1903,^[7] and lieutenant-colonel in 1908.^[8]

Kaye studied at University College, Liverpool and the Royal College of Science, gaining a Bachelor of Science first class degree in experimental physics in 1903.^[6] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge from 1905.^[9] He gained his Bachelor of Arts (advanced studies) on 18 June 1908.^[10]

Career

Kaye's career included working as an assistant to J. J. Thomson at the Cavendish Laboratory,^[1] and work for the Metrology Department of the National Physical Laboratory.^[4]

Institutions

Kaye was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1939.^[11]

References

1. Griffiths, Ezer (1941). "George William Clarkson Kaye. 1880–1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (10): 881–895. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0040. ISSN 1479-571X. JSTOR 769185. S2CID 176776517.
2. Griffiths, Ezer (1 December 1941). "George William Clarkson Kaye, 1880 – 1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (10): 881–895. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0040. S2CID 176776517.
3. Griffiths, Ezer (May 1941). "Dr. G. W. C. Kaye, O.B.E., F.R.S". Nature. 147 (3733): 600–601. Bibcode:1941Natur.147..600G. doi:10.1038/147600a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
4. "George Clarkson Kaye". NPLWebsite. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
5. Clarke, R.H.; J. Valentin (2009). "The History of ICRP and the Evolution of its Policies" (PDF). Annals of the ICRP. ICRP Publication 109. 39 (1): 75–110. doi:10.1016/j.icrp.2009.07.009. S2CID 71278114. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
6. "Yorkshire students". Leeds Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 11 July 1903. p. 13 col.3. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
7. "The Electrical Engineers". Volunteer Service Gazette and Military Dispatch. British Newspaper Archive. 11 December 1903. p. 14/90 col.1. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
8. "Royal Engineers". Volunteer Service Gazette and Military Dispatch. British Newspaper Archive. 30 December 1908. p. 14/138 col.3. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
9. Ambrose, Douglas. "A History of Kaye and Laby". www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
10. "University Herald, Cambridge calendar". Cambridge Independent Press. British Newspaper Archive. 19 June 1908. p. 8 col.1. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
11. Ambrose, Douglas (2006). "A History of Kaye and Laby". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 60 (1): 49–57. doi:10.1098/rsnr.2005.0126. ISSN 0035-9149. JSTOR 20462550. S2CID 72043719.

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