Donald MacCrimmon MacKay
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Donald MacCrimmon MacKay (9 Aug. 1922 - 6 Feb. 1987) was a physicist who as 'Granada Research Professor' founded the Department of Communication and Neuroscience at the University of Keele. He died within a year of giving the 1986 Gifford Lectures
at the University of Glasgow
.
MacKay was educated at Wick High School
and St Andrews University, and gained a PhD at the University of London
. Married to Valerie Wood, they had five children. His oldest son is Robert S. MacKay, a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick
; his youngest son is David J. C. MacKay, a professor of physics at the University of Cambridge
.
Gifford Lectures
The Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
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MacKay was educated at Wick High School
Wick High School
Wick High School is a secondary school in Wick, Scotland, under the control of The Highland Council. In September 2008 it had an enrolment of 838. Being one of only two secondary schools in Caithness, it takes in pupils from a large number of primary schools....
and St Andrews University, and gained a PhD at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. Married to Valerie Wood, they had five children. His oldest son is Robert S. MacKay, a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
; his youngest son is David J. C. MacKay, a professor of physics at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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External links
- Gifford Lectures bio
- "An I Behind the Eye: Donald MacKay's Gifford Lectures". PSCF. 44 (March 1992): 49-54.
- "Donald MacCrimmon MacKay (1922-1987): A View From the Other Side of the Atlantic". PSCF. 44 (March 1992): 55-61.
- "Science, Scientism and Christianity: The Ideas of D.M. MacKay". J. A. CRAMER. PSCF. 37 (September 1985): 142-148.
- "MacKay vs. Cramer: A Rebuttal". D. M. MacKay. PSCFAmerican Scientific AffiliationThe American Scientific Affiliation is a Christian religious organization of scientists and people in science-related disciplines. The stated purpose is "to investigate any area relating Christian faith and science." The organization publishes a journal, Perspectives of Science and Christian Faith...
. 38 (March 1986): 62-63. - "Donald MacKay and Semi-materialism". Oliver R. Barclay. PSCF 43 (June 1991): 141-142.
- MacKay's JASA papers