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AN informal discussion on “The Training of Industrial Physicists” was held under the auspices of the Institute of Physics in the rooms of the Royal Society on February 11. Among the 180 persons present were representatives of nearly every university and college in Great Britain and Ireland, of firms employing physicists, and of research associations and Government establishments. The fact that so many distinguished representatives attended is in itself a clear demonstration of the importance of the subject. The opening speakers were Mr. A. P. M. Fleming, of the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.; Dr. W. H. Hatfield, of the Brown-Firth Research Laboratories; Mr. C. C. Paterson, of the General Electric Co., Ltd.; Prof. R. Whiddington, of the University of Leeds; Dr. R. H. Pickard, of the British Cotton Industry Research Association; and Prof. J. A. Crowther, of the University of Reading. After the tea interval, the meeting was opened for general discussion. The important suggestions and comments made at the meeting and in writing are receiving the most careful consideration of the Board of the Institute, which it is anticipated will issue a memorandum on the subject in due course.
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Training of Industrial Physicists. Nature 137, 308–309 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137308c0
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