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Goodeve , Sir , Charles Frederick , 1904-1980 , Knight , Government scientist
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C.F.Goodeve was born in Winnipeg Canada, son of Canon F.W.Goodeve. He was educated at the University of Manitoba and University College London. He was a lecturer in University College London's Chemistry Department from 1930 to 1938 and Reader in Physical Chemistry from 1938 to 1945. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1940 and received an OBE in 1941. He was Assistant and later Deputy Controller for Research and Development for the Admiralty from 1942 to 1945. He was a Consultant for British Steel Corporation from 1969 and a Director of the London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Company Limited from 1971. He was knighted in 1946. During his life, Goodeve published numerous articles in scientific journals.