Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge (1925–2003) was a British
nuclear physicist, engineer and farmer.
Personal life and education
Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge was born 28 November 1925 at
Felling,
Gateshead,
County Durham. He attended Jarrow County Secondary School, and matriculated at
Durham University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in physics, at
Hatfield College in December 1946.[1] His doctoral research there, on The Emission of Ionizing Radiation during a Spark Discharge, was supervised by W. A. Prowse, and in 1953 Bainbridge was awarded a PhD[2]
In 1978, Bainbridge incorporated Cerrig Y Barcud farm in Anglesey, North Wales.[3] He was also a
Justice of the Peace.
He died 13 August 2003 at Glan Rhos Nursing Home,
Anglesey.
He also served as Health and Safety Executive and Representative to the British Council and Uratom. He was a Parliamentary Advisor and coordinator to the House of Lords Committee on Energy, and an Energy and Environmental consultant.
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abEastman, Philip C.; Isenor, Neil R.; Bainbridge, G. R.; Duckworth, Henry E. (1 January 1956). "Atomic Masses of Ni58 and Ni60". Physical Review. 103 (1): 145–146.
Bibcode:
1956PhRv..103..145E.
doi:
10.1103/PhysRev.103.145. Department of Physics, Hamilton College, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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abBainbridge, G. R. (1974). "Nuclear Options". Nature. 249 (5459): 733–737.
Bibcode:
1974Natur.249..733B.
doi:
10.1038/249733a0. Dr G. R. Bainbridge is Manager of Technical Assessments in the Reactor Group of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. At the beginning of August he takes up his appointment to the new Chair of Energy Studies in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
^Willding-Jones, James; Oswick, Chris (19 March 1971).
"Playtime on a nuclear Karken". Daily Post (Merseyside ed.). p. 6. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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abBainbridge, G. R. (1975).
"Energy in the OECD". Nature. 254 (5502): 644–645.
Bibcode:
1975Natur.254..644B.
doi:10.1038/254644a0. G. R. Bainbridge, Professor of Energy Studies and Director of The Energy Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, reflects on the OECD report, Energy Prospects to 1985.
^Bainbridge, G. R. (1981). "Comparative risks of different fuels in electricity generation". Environmental Impact of Nuclear Power. British Nuclear Energy Society. pp. 1–23.
doi:
10.1680/teionp.44333.0001.
ISBN978-0-7277-4433-3.
^Bainbridge, G. R.; Grant, J (June 1961).
"The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^Bainbridge, G. R.; Knowles, A. N.; Rossiter, F. (December 1964).
"Advanced AGR power stations". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
^Watson, G.R.; Bainbridge, G. R. (1979). "Design, Construction and Proving of Low-cost 5 kW Wind-Powered Turbine for Isolated Applications". International Conference on Future Energy Concepts. Institution of Electrical Engineers: 211.