Sir John Turton Randall, FRS FRSE (23 March 1905 – 16 June 1984) was an English physicist and biophysicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential component of centimetric wavelength radar, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second World War. It is also the key component of microwave ovens.
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23 March 1905 Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire, England
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Died |
16 June 1984 (aged 79)
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