Edward Thomas Hall
Edward Thomas Hall , called Teddy Hall, often quoted ET Hall, (born May 10, 1924 in London , † August 11, 2001 in Oxford ) was a British physicist , known for his work in archaeometry .
Hall was the son of Walter d'Arcy Hall, a member of parliament and an officer. He attended Eton College and served in the Royal Navy during World War II . He then studied chemistry and physics at Oxford, where he received his doctorate in 1953 . From 1955 he was the first director of the Research Laboratory for Archeology and History of Art at Oxford.
Hall is among other things for his role in exposing the Piltdown Man known (in the 1950s with X-ray fluorescence techniques , which a radiocarbon date 1988 (with several other labs) followed) and conducted a radiocarbon dating of the Turin grave cloth from which to manufacture the Middle Ages (1260 to 1390). It was later criticized, but Hall remained convinced of the accuracy of the dating.
He founded the Littlemore Scientific Engineering Company, with which he built a very accurate pendulum clock (Littlemore Clock).
He was a Fellow of the British Academy and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1988).
He was married to South African model Jennifer De La Harpe since 1957 and had two sons.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hall, Edward Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2001 |
| Place of death | Oxford |