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MUCH of the success of modern experimental research depends upon the quality of the instruments that are available, and it often happens that in the apportionment of credit for work done, the share of the workshop is comparable with that of the labora tory. Mr. C. H. Jenkinson, who died on March 6 after a short illness, was one of those artistic instru ment-makers to whom science is in debt. He was trained in the works of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Nearly thirty years ago, he was given charge of the physics workshop of the Univer sity of Leeds. He made the first X-ray spectrometer. As the X-ray analysis of crystal structure developed and greater demands were made upon his skill, he never failed to respond, and to better the instructions given to him. Researches in various branches of physics, carried out at Leeds, at University College, London, and finally at the Royal Institution were greatly facilitated by his ingenuity in design, his judgment of material and his beautiful technique. In the reconstruction of the Royal Institution buildings his advice was of material value. He acted as a judge at the Physical Society's exhibitions in recent years. He will be sadly missed by the staff of the Davy Faraday Laboratory, and by all who are responsible for the effectiveness of the Royal Institution.
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B., W. Mr. C. H. Jenkinson. Nature 143, 463 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143463b0
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