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]
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