William Alexander Gambling
Encyclopedia
William Alexander Gambling FRS, FREng (born 11 October 1926) is a British electrical engineer.
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He taught at the University of Southampton
, and was dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 1972 to 1975. He was BT professor of optical communications from 1980 to 1995. He was founder and director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre from 1989 to 1995
He was Royal Soc Kan Tong Po visiting prof, at the University of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2001. He was director of Research and Development at Optoelectronics LTK Industries Ltd, from 2002 to 2007.
Life
From 1950 to 1955, he was lecturer in electric power engineering at the University of LiverpoolUniversity of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
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He taught at the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, and was dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 1972 to 1975. He was BT professor of optical communications from 1980 to 1995. He was founder and director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre from 1989 to 1995
He was Royal Soc Kan Tong Po visiting prof, at the University of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2001. He was director of Research and Development at Optoelectronics LTK Industries Ltd, from 2002 to 2007.
Works
- Electronics in transition, University of Southampton, 1968
- Photons and fibres: the new world of communications, Royal Academy of Engineering, 1992
- S. T. Lee, P. S. Chung, William Alexander Gambling, C. S. Lee, Papers presented at the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Organic Electrolumuniscent Materials and Devices, City University of Hong Kong, 2000
External links
- http://www.patentbuddy.com/Inventor/Gambling-William-Alexander/3683321