Russell W. Burns

Russell W. Burns BSc, MSc, PhD, physicist, electrical engineer and historian, has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 35 years and has produced books on British Television, Radar Development, World Television, John Logie Baird, A.D. Blumlein and Communications, and is currently writing on Cherwell, Churchill and Science at War. Professor Burns has received the Kraszna-Krausz Prize, a Special IEE Book Award, the IEE SET Divisional Board's Premium...See more

Russell W. Burns BSc, MSc, PhD, physicist, electrical engineer and historian, has been researching and writing on the history of electrical engineering for more than 35 years and has produced books on British Television, Radar Development, World Television, John Logie Baird, A.D. Blumlein and Communications, and is currently writing on Cherwell, Churchill and Science at War. Professor Burns has received the Kraszna-Krausz Prize, a Special IEE Book Award, the IEE SET Divisional Board's Premium and the IEE Maxwell Premium (shared) for his writings. He served on numerous IEE committees and boards for more than 30 years. See less