Derek Vonberg
British scientist and engineer

Derek Vonberg

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British scientist and engineer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
Is:
EngineerElectrical engineer
Work field:
Engineering
Birth:
1922
Death:
2015
Education:
Imperial College London
Awards:
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Derek Vonberg CBE (1921–2015) was a British electrical engineer, radio astronomer and medical research scientist.

Vonberg studied at Imperial College then joined the Cavendish Laboratory in 1945 where he worked with Martin Ryle.

In the late 1940s Vonberg joined the Cyclotron Group at Hammersmith Hospital.