Michael Barber (chemist)

Michael Barber
Michael Barber
Born(1934-11-03)3 November 1934
Died8 May 1991(1991-05-08) (aged 56)
Other namesMicky
Alma materManchester Grammar School, Queen's College, Oxford
Known forFast atom bombardment
SpouseJoan Barber (m. 1958; died 1991)
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry, mass spectrometry
Doctoral advisorJohn Wilfrid Linnett

Michael (Mickey[1]) Barber, FRS (3 November 1934 – 8 May 1991) was a British chemist and mass spectrometrist, best known for his invention of fast atom bombardment ionisation.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nier, Keith A.; Yergey, Alfred L.; Jane Gale, P. (6 May 2015). The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780081003794.
  2. ^ Ronald Reid (12 November 1999). Peptide and Protein Drug Analysis. CRC Press. pp. 529–. ISBN 978-1-4200-0133-4.
  3. ^ Green, Brian N. (1992). "In Memory: Professor Michael Barber FRS". Organic Mass Spectrometry. 27 (1): 67. doi:10.1002/oms.1210270119. ISSN 0030-493X.