George Dissanaike | |
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Born | George Alexander Dissanaike 23 June 1927 |
Died | July 4, 2008 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | |
Occupation(s) | Physicist, Academic |
Children | Dr. Gishan Dissanaike |
George Alexander Dissanaike (1927–2008), also known as "GAD", [1] was an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He was also a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and a former President of the Institute of Physics. [2]
He received his primary and secondary education at Richmond College, Galle, and St. Peter’s College, Colombo. In 1945, he entered the University of Ceylon, Colombo, and graduated with a BSc degree in Physics in 1949. He was awarded the Government University Science Scholarship for postgraduate studies. He obtained his PhD from Cambridge University in 1953. He was a research student in experimental nuclear physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and a member of Downing College, Cambridge. [3]