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Martin Wood

British engineer (1927–2021)

Sir Martin Francis Wood (19 April 1927 – 23 November 2021) was a British engineer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Oxford Instruments, one of the first spin-out companies from the University of Oxford and still one of the most successful.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Martin Wood (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 19, 1927, died Nov 23, 2021.¹

About

He created this business out of his research into magnets, and went on to build the first commercial MRI scanner, an invention that has saved millions of lives throughout the world.

From Wikipedia’s article on Martin Wood, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Oxford InstrumentsFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedGresham's School³
Date not recordedImperial College London³
Date not recordedTrinity College³

Career

Occupation: engineer, businessperson.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Oxford Instruments⁴

Personal life

BornApr 19, 1927, Great Milton^{6 7}
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁸
SpouseKathleen Audrey Stanfield married 1955⁹

Awards

2008Order of the Rising Sun^{7 10}
2002President's Medal^{10 13}
1999honorary doctorate^{10 12}
1982Mullard Award^{10 11}
Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire¹⁰
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Society¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight Bachelor¹⁰

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Wikimedia CommonsMartin Wood photo by History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, CC BY-SA 4.0