Moses Blackman
Moses Blackman FRS was a South African-born British crystallographer.Early life
Moses Blackman was born on 6 December 1908, the son of Rev. Joseph Blackman, a minister of religion.
Victoria Boys' High School, Grahamstown, South Africa; Rhodes University College, Grahamstown; University of Göttingen, University of London and University of Cambridge. MSc 1930; DPhil 1933; PhD 1936; PhD 1938.Career
He spent his entire career from 1935 at Imperial College, London except during World War II. He was a member of the British Committee on Atomic Energy, 1940–41, and did scientific work for the Ministry of Home Security, 1942-45.
He was Professor of Physics at Imperial College, 1959–76, and was subsequently Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, 1962.
He was a member of the International Commission on Electron Diffraction, 1957–66, and a member of the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board, Ministry of Power, 1963-74.
