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University of London. Street Catharine"s College.
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Kenneth Allen
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The Independent stated that "Allen will be best remembered for his outstanding contributions to nuclear structure physics and for his advocacy of the use of electrostatic nuclear accelerators in other areas of science. Accelerators - otherwise known as "atom smashers" - are machines used for studying nuclear reactions by creating beams of high-energy particles."
Kenneth Allen was educated at: Ilford County High School. University of London (Drapers" Scholar).
Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy (Cantab) 1947).
Physics Division, Atomic Energy of Canada, Chalk River, 1947–1951
Leverhulme Research Fellow and Lecturer, Liverpool University, 1951–1954
Deputy Chief Scientist, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1954–1963
Professor of Nuclear Structure, 1963–1991, Professor Emeritus, from 1991, and Head of Department of Nuclear Physics, 1976–1979 and 1982–1985, University of Oxford
Fellow, 1963–1992, Emeritus Fellow, from 1992, Balliol College, Oxford (Estates Bursar, 1980–1983 and 1991–1993)
Senior Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 1988-1989
Member, Nuclear Physics Board, Science Research Council, 1970–1973.
