Mathematician:Louis Harold Gray

Mathematician

English physicist who worked mainly on the effects of radiation on biological systems.

One of the earliest contributors of the field of radiobiology.

Defined the unit of absorbed radiation dosage now called the gray.

Nationality

English

History

• Born: 10 November 1905 in Richmond upon Thames, England
• Died: 9 July 1965 in Northwood, London

Theorems and Definitions

• Gray

Definitions of concepts named for Louis Harold Gray can be found here.

Publications

• 1936: An ionization method for the absolute measurement of gamma-ray energy

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gray
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): gray