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Nov 30, 2021 · Sir Martin Wood made breakthroughs in the field of superconducting magnets in the 1950s and 1960s. He started Oxford University's first successful spinout company, Oxford Instruments , external ...
Dec 1, 2021 · 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 (super conducting) magnets established a technology that became ...
Nov 29, 2021 · Innovation Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Science Technology. 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 ...
Nov 24, 2021 · The company had originally operated out of Martin's garden shed in Northmoor Road, but rapidly grew and is now a FTSE 250 company with an annual revenue of over £300M. Oxford Instruments has produced superconducting magnets for use in the world’s largest particle accelerators and a visit to the laboratories in any modern university physics department will reveal numerous Oxford Instruments ...
Nov 24, 2021 · It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our patron and founder, Sir Martin Wood (1927-2021). A joint statement by sister charities: Earth Trust, The Oxford Trust and Sylva Foundation. Sir Martin and Lady Wood together founded our three sister charities. Each of us has a distinctive vocation, voice and vision, yet […]
Dec 3, 2021 · Sir Martin Wood, 1927–2021. Sir Martin Wood, founder of Oxford Instruments died on 23 November at the age of 94 after a short illness. Oxford Instruments was started by Martin and his wife, Audrey’s, garden shed in 1959. Together they established Oxford Instruments as the first, and still one of the most successful, spin outs from the ...
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Nov 24, 2021 · It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our founder and patron Sir Martin Wood (1927-2021). Sir Martin’s contribution – not just to Earth Trust, but to the Oxfordshire community as a whole – has been transformational. Martin and Audrey Wood. Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood co-founded Earth Trust in 1982 (previously known as ...
