Vernon Ellis Cosslett
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Vernon Ellis Cosslett FRS |
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| Born | 16 June 1908 |
| Died | 21 November 1990 |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Notable students | Peter Duncumb |
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Vernon Ellis Cosslett, FRS (16 June 1908 – 21 November 1990) was a British microscopist.
He worked with William Lawrence Bragg at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University on the electron microscope and founded the Electron Microscopy Department. He also developed improved x-ray machines.
Cosslett was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972 and won the Royal Medal in 1979 "In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the design and development of the X-ray microscope, the scanning electron microprobe analyser, the high voltage and ultrahigh resolution (2.5A) electron microscopes and their applications in many disciplines."
He was elected president of the Royal Microscopical Society. and was also instrumental in the creation of International Federation of Societies for Electron Microscopy where he was president from 1970 till 1973.
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