Denis M. Robinson
Denis M. Robinson | |
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Robinson c. 1958 | |
| Born | Denis Morrell Robinson November 19, 1907 |
| Died | August 25, 1994 (aged 86) Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Crystal receivers Electrostatic particle accelerator |
| Spouse | Alix Casagrande |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | E.H. Robinson |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire (1946) Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1954) Member, National Academy of Engineering (1954) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, electrical engineering |
| Institutions | Birmingham University High Voltage Engineering Corporation |
Denis Morrell Robinson (19 November 1907 – 25 August 1994) was a British-American electrical engineer and entrepreneur. He served as founding president of High Voltage Engineering Corporation, a leading manufacturer of particle accelerators. His earlier academic work on crystal receivers helped lay groundwork for semiconductor electronics, and he made contributions to radar development as British liaison to the MIT Radiation Laboratory.