William Keith Burton (known as Keith Burton[1]) FRSE (12 October 1922 – 30 December 1996) was an English electrical engineer and theoretical physicist.[1][2]

Life

He was born in Manchester and attended Manchester Grammar School prior to studying Electrical Engineering at Manchester College of Technology. After graduating he gained a job with GEC, first at Heywood, then Wembley.[1]

From 1945 until 1951 he was employed as a theoretical physicist with ICI Ltd, being seconded to Bristol University for the final 4 years, lecturing under Nevill Francis Mott and Herbert Fröhlich. From 1951 onwards he lectured in Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 3 March 1958.[3]

He died at his home in Milngavie near Glasgow on 30 December 1996.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wyllie, George. "William Keith Burton - Obituary" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-26.
  2. ↑ Alberty, Robert A. (2003). Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions. John Wiley and Sons. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-471-22851-6.
  3. ↑ "Former RSE Fellows 1783 - 2002" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
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