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Plaque

Dennis Gabor

Erection date: 1/6/2006

Inscription

English Heritage
Dennis gabor, 1900-1979, physicist and inventor of holography, lived here.

Plaque unveiled by Sir Eric Ash, former rector of Imperial College and Gabor's first doctoral student.

Site: Dennis Gabor (1 memorial)

SW7, Queen's Gate, 79

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Electronics engineer and humanist. Born as Dénes Gábor, in Budapest, Hungary....

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