Archibald Howie

The British physicist Archibald (?Archie?) Howie is known for his pioneering work on the interptation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals. Born in 1934, he attended Kirkcaldy High School and the University of Edinburgh. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, and then took up a permanent post at Cambridge where he has remained. In 1965, with Hirsch, Whelan, Pashley and Nicholson, he published the seminal text ?Electron microscopy of thin crystals?. He was head of the Cavendish Laboratory from 1989-1997. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1978.

Related Topics:
Transmission electron microscope - Kirkcaldy High School - University of Edinburgh - University of Cambridge - Hirsch - Cavendish Laboratory

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