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Richard Anthony "Tony" Stradling (1937-2002), was a notable English semiconductor physicist, latterly professor of physics at Imperial College London.

Biography

Tony Stradling was born in Solihull, Warwickshire. He received his early education at Solihull School.

He took a First in physics from

. He remained in Scotland until 1984, when he moved back to England as Professor of Physics at Imperial College. He held this position until his retirement shortly before his death.

His early work was on the

.

One of the legacies of Stradling’s research is his measurement of the effective masses and band parameters of many semiconductor materials, which continue to remain useful for semiconductor technologists. For example, his team's measurements of the effective masses of carriers in the III-V compounds are used to design lasers and fast transistors. These devices are used in electronics, optoelectronics and data storage.

Tony’s appointment to a Chair of Physics at Imperial College London rapidly established Imperial as a leading international centre in semiconductor physics. His international renown was enhanced by his editorship of the journal Semiconductor Science and Technology, which he was instrumental in founding.

Tony Stradling lived in Oxford and commuted to London daily. He died on 26 November 2002.

Honours

He was awarded the Institute of Physics C V Boys Prize in 1975. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1981.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070204001807/http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/bnc_society/BoundBrazenose.pdf

External links

• Semiconductor Science and Technology journal