Richard Sillitto
Encyclopedia
Richard M. Sillitto was an optical
physicist
who wrote a useful text on quantum mechanics
. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
and Fellow of the Institute of Physics as well as a past president of the Scottish branch of the Institute of Physics
. Sillitto was Reader and Reader Emeritus in the Physics department of the University of Edinburgh
. He died on April 19 2005.
The proposed book "Geometrical and Physical Optics, R M Sillitto, Longman Higher Education, ISBN 0-582-08880-1" was never completed.
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
who wrote a useful text on quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics or quantum theory, is a branch of physics providing a mathematical description of much of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interactions of energy and matter. It departs from classical mechanics primarily at the atomic and subatomic...
. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
and Fellow of the Institute of Physics as well as a past president of the Scottish branch of the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics is a scientific charity devoted to increasing the practice, understanding and application of physics. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000....
. Sillitto was Reader and Reader Emeritus in the Physics department of the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. He died on April 19 2005.
External links
- Personal pages
- McClure organ, Caprington horn
- Maskelyne on Schiehallion
- Forty years of optics
- The durability of Maxwell's equations
The proposed book "Geometrical and Physical Optics, R M Sillitto, Longman Higher Education, ISBN 0-582-08880-1" was never completed.