Background
His father was a minister of religion, Review Joseph Blackman.
His father was a minister of religion, Review Joseph Blackman.
Victoria Boys" High School, Grahamstown, South Africa. Rhodes University College, Grahamstown. University of Göttingen, University of London and University of Cambridge.
Master of Science (Société Anonyme) 1930.
Doctor of Philosophy (Göttingen) 1933. Doctor of Philosophy () 1936; Doctor of Philosophy (Cantab) 1938.
He spent his entire career from 1935 at Imperial College, London except during World World War World War II He was Professor of Physics at Imperial College, 1959-1976, and was subsequently Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, 1962.
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He was a member of the British Committee on Atomic Energy, 1940-1941, and did scientific work for the Ministry of Home Security, 1942-1945. He was a member of the International Commission on Electron Diffraction, 1957-1966, and a member of the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Board, Ministry of Power, 1963-1974.