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THE Council of the Institution of Electrical Engineers has made the twenty-third award of the Faraday Medal to Dr. Clifford Copland Paterson, past-president, for the conspicuous services rendered by him in the advancement of electrical science, particularly in the field of electrical research. The Medal is awarded not more frequently than once a year, either for notable scientific or industrial achievement in electrical engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of electrical science, without restriction as regards nationality, country of residence or membership of the Institution. On the staff of the National Physical Laboratory during 1903–19, Dr. Paterson took charge of the electro-technical and photometric departments and was largely responsible for building up this section of the Laboratory. During the War of 1914–18 he participated in the inception and development of the Paterson-Walsh electrical height finder, which provided an automatic record of the heights of aircraft. He has been director of the Research Laboratory of the General Electric Company at Wembley from its inception, guiding the whole of its activities, which range from the heavy engineering field to electronics. His contribution to investigations into new methods of artificial lighting and into electronic developments has been outstanding. During the present War he has collaborated with the Armed Forces and with the Supply Departments on many matters of outstanding national importance. Dr. Paterson was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1942.
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Institution of Electrical Engineers: Faraday Medallist. Nature 155, 168–169 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155168c0
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