Background
Sherrington, David was born on October 29, 1941 in Blackpool, England. Son of James Arthur and Elfreda (Cameron) Sherrington.
Sherrington, David was born on October 29, 1941 in Blackpool, England. Son of James Arthur and Elfreda (Cameron) Sherrington.
Bachelor of Science 1st class, U. Manchester (England), 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Manchester (England), 1966; Master of Arts (honorary), University Oxford (England), 1989.
Assistant lecturer theoretical physics, U. Manchester, 1964-1967; lecturer theoretical physics, U. Manchester, 1967-1969; assistant research physicist, University of California, San Diego, 1967-1969; lecturer theoretical solid state physics, Imperial College Science & Technology, London, 1969-1974; reader theoretical solid state physics, Imperial College Science & Technology, London, 1974-1983; research scientist, Institute Laue Langevin, Grenoble, France, 1976-1979; professor physics, Imperial College, London, 1983-1989; Wykeham professor physics, U. Oxford, since 1989. Visiting scientist International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1975, Schlumberger Doll Research, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1985.
Fellow Royal Society (United Kingdom)Institute of Physics (United Kingdom), American Physical Society, New College.
Married Margaret Gee-Clough, July 20, 1966. Children: Andrew Damian, Lesley Jane.