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- Sir Martin Francis Wood, CBE, FRS, HonFREng (19 April 1927 – 23 November 2021) was a British engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Oxford Instruments, one of the first spin-out companies from the University of Oxford and still one of the most successful.
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Nov 30, 2021 · Tributes have been paid to the man who oversaw the creation of the first commercial MRI whole-body scanner. Sir Martin Wood made breakthroughs in the field of superconducting magnets in the 1950s...
Sir Martin Francis Wood, CBE, FRS, HonFREng (19 April 1927 – 23 November 2021) was a British engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Oxford Instruments, one of the first spin-out companies from the University of Oxford and still one of the most successful.
Apr 19, 2022 · James McKenzie looks back at the remarkable life of the late Sir Martin Wood, who was a pioneer in the commercialization of physics research
Nov 29, 2021 · Tributes from across the University are being paid to Sir Martin Wood who died last week at the age of 94. Sir Martin’s pioneering work led to the development of the world’s first superconducting magnet, a new research field of nuclear magnetic resonance, and the creation of the first fully functioning MRI for medical use, which has led to ...
Dec 1, 2021 · In memory of Sir Martin Wood – founder of The Oxford Trust. December 1, 2021. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sir Martin Wood (1927–2021), co-founder of The Oxford Trust with his wife, Lady Audrey. Martin joined the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics in 1955, where his research on resistive high-field ...
Mar 29, 2023 · Martin Wood was much more than an engineer or entrepreneur. In co-founding with his wife, Audrey Wood, the very first spin-out company in the history of the then 900-year-old University of Oxford, he initiated a climate of innovation that, decades later, still influences the university and the city of Oxford. His hand can be traced in literally ...
Nov 24, 2021 · Sir Martin Wood joined Oxford Physics in 1955 as a Senior Research Officer, working with Professor Nicholas Kurti. Martin's work on resistive high-field magnets in Kurti’s research group led to other universities wanting access to the technology.
