Background
He was born on a farm at Corkey in County Antrim.
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James Sayers
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Education
He attended Ballymena Academy.
Career
He built a water wheel to provide the farm with electricity. He went to the University of Belfast, then Street John"s College, Cambridge gaining a Doctor of Philosophy. From 1939-1943 he conducted research for the Admiralty at the University of Birmingham on centrimetric radar, producing the cavity magnetron. He worked with John Randall and Harry Boot.
From 1943-1945 he was part of a group of British scientists that worked on the Manhattan Project.
From 1946-1972 he was Professor of Electron Physics at the University of Birmingham.
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March 13, 1993 (aged 80)