Richard Arthur Buckingham | |
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| Born | 17 July 1911 |
| Died | 13 August 1994 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | particle physics, mathematics, computer science |
| Doctoral advisor | Ralph H. Fowler |
| Doctoral students | Alexander Dalgarno |
Richard Arthur Buckingham FBCS FRSA (17 July 1911 – 13 August 1994) was an English particle physicist, mathematician and computer scientist long on the staff of the University of London.
He was also a Fellow of the British Computer Society and of the Royal Society of Arts[1] and chaired the Technical Committee for Education (TC3) of the International Federation for Information Processing.[2] He was also the originator of the Buckingham potential formula.