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six months later. They were married for over 55 years, and had three children: Lucy Elliot and Mark Vincent, born in Bristol, and Alice Susan born in Cambridge. Between them they had eight grandchildren: Carola, Peter, Oliver, William, Patrick, Anna, Samuel and Maeve.
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In July 1964, David Buckingham sailed from Southampton to Montréal, to take up a research post in Ottawa. On the voyage he met Jillian Bowles, a physiotherapist who was heading to a post in British Columbia. They were engaged in January 1965 and married at
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of molecules in both solution and gas phases. He developed the theory of the interaction of molecules in liquids and gases with external electric and magnetic fields. In 1959, he proposed a direct method of measurement of molecular
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of molecules. In 1962 he considered the effect on NMR spectra of molecular orientation in a strong electric field, and developed a method to determine the absolute sign of the
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Professor Buckingham's research has focussed on the measurement and understanding of the electric, magnetic and optical properties of molecules; as well as on the theory of
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David Buckingham died in Cambridge on 4 February 2021, seven days after his 91st birthday; he was survived by Jill, their children and grandchildren.
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from 1955 to 1965 and University Lecturer in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory from 1958 to 1965. He was Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the
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In the 1980s, he showed the importance of long-range intermolecular forces in determining the structure and properties of small molecule
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between 1955 and 1960, scoring 349 runs including two half-centuries at an average of 18.36. He was President of
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Buckingham, A. D. (2006). "Sir John Anthony Pople. 31 October 1925 -- 15 March 2004: Elected FRS 1961".
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from 1965 to 1969. He was appointed Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge in 1969.
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Effects of a strong electric field on NMR spectra. The absolute sign of the spin coupling constant
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Optical, Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules: A review of the work of A.D.Buckingham
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Prize in Molecular Sciences for pioneering contributions to the molecular sciences in 2006.
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Buckingham, A.D. (1959). "Direct Method of Measuring Molecular Quadrupole Moments".
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Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
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Professor Buckingham finished his career as Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the
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Members of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
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Linear and nonlinear light scattering from the surface of liquids
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Theory of electric, magnetic and optical properties of molecules
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Members of the University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry
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constant. In 1968, he determined the first accurate values of
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Rayleigh and Raman Scattering from optically active molecules
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Professor David Buckingham CBE FRS died on 4 February 2021.
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The theoretical background to vibrational optical activity
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Polarizability and Hyperpolarizability of the Helium Atom
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from 1955 to 1957, Lecturer and then Student (Fellow) at
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Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences
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a three-day symposium in Cambridge on 10–13 July 1997
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Solvent effects in nuclear magnetic resonance spectra
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
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from the ground state of a chiral molecule is zero.
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Faraday Society, 2, 1968, 41-47, 695: 625: 549: 1108:Fellows of the American Physical Society 392:nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra 983:Clary, David C.; Orr, Brian J. (1997). 871:, J. Chem. Phys., 32, 1960, 1227-1233, 678:Clary, David C.; Orr, Brian J. (2022). 491: 294:in 1986 and a Foreign Associate of the 292:Fellow of the American Physical Society 1053:Academics of the University of Bristol 1043:Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge 967:, Faraday Discussions, 99, 1-12 (1994) 726:from the original on 20 February 2012. 500:"England / Players / David Buckingham" 7: 921:https://doi.org/10.1039/SF9680200041 905:https://doi.org/10.1039/TF9625802077 889:https://doi.org/10.1039/TF9605600753 744:from the original on 25 August 2012. 899:Buckingham A.D. and Lovering E.G., 378:moments of molecules (measured in 124:Prize in Molecular Sciences (2006) 14: 931:Barron L.D. and Buckingham A.D., 873:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730879 762:from the original on 13 May 2018. 566:"A. David Buckingham 1930 - 2021" 333:Cambridge University Cricket Club 1048:Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford 915:Buckingham A.D. and Hibbard P., 298:in 1992. He was a member of the 1083:Cambridge University cricketers 464:Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 369:properties of liquids, such as 97:Theory of intermolecular forces 580:"David Buckingham - Biography" 424:left and right-polarized light 1: 314:Harrie Massey Medal and Prize 269:Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1038:Fellows of the Royal Society 418:, due to differences in the 239:David Buckingham obtained a 1098:University of Sydney alumni 789:Journal of Chemical Physics 348:Pembroke College, Cambridge 288:Fellow of the Royal Society 1139: 1088:Free Foresters cricketers 551:10.1080/00268979600100491 526:"Amyand David Buckingham" 410:. In 1971 Buckingham and 305:He was awarded the first 193: 128: 33: 354:Scientific contributions 451:vibrational transitions 414:pioneered the study of 365:Initially he worked on 346:and Emeritus Fellow at 340:University of Cambridge 335:between 1990 and 2009. 261:University of Cambridge 200:Amyand David Buckingham 1118:Scientists from Sydney 847:10.1098/rspa.1963.0088 697:10.1098/rsbm.2021.0026 657:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0021 627:10.1098/rsbm.1988.0014 416:Raman optical activity 1078:Australian cricketers 360:intermolecular forces 281:University of Bristol 277:Christ Church, Oxford 158:University of Bristol 140:Theoretical chemistry 1068:Theoretical chemists 325:Cambridge University 273:University of Oxford 253:University of Sydney 162:Cambridge University 87:Cambridge University 1058:Australian chemists 839:1963RSPSA.273..275B 801:1959JChPh..30.1580B 582:. The Royal Society 542:1996MolPh..87..711. 443:reflection of light 404:hyperpolarizability 396:vibrational spectra 321:first class cricket 241:Bachelor of Science 25:A. David Buckingham 400:spin-spin coupling 319:He also played 10 247:, under Professor 184:Laurence D. Barron 883:Buckingham A.D., 823:Buckingham, A. D. 809:10.1063/1.1730242 774:"CUCC Presidents" 606:Buckingham, A. 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Sydney
Cambridge
Ahmed Zewail
Theoretical chemistry
Chemical physics
Oxford University
University of Bristol
Cambridge University
Doctoral advisor
John Pople
Laurence D. Barron
Brian Orr
CBE
FRS
FAA
Pymble
Sydney
New South Wales
chemical physics
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Raymond Le Fevre
University of Sydney
PhD
University of Cambridge
John Pople
Physical Chemistry Laboratory
University of Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford

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