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Research Fellow at the Universities of Reading and Paris, studying the optical properties of diamond. He is currently a microprocessor consultant.
- John Walker
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Walker, J. How to grow your own rubies. Nature 282, 655–656 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/282655b0
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