Samuel Curran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Curran

Scottish physicist and academic official

Date of Birth: 23-May-1912

Place of Birth: Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1998

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Samuel Crowe Curran (23 May 1912 – 25 February 1998), FRS, FRSE DL LLD, was a physicist and the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde – the first of the new technical universities in Britain. He is the inventor of the scintillation counter, the proportional counter, and the proximity fuze.
Colleagues generally referred to him simply as Sam Curran and latterly just as Sir Sam.
To date, Curran remains the longest serving Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, holding the post for 16 years, not counting his previous 5 years as Principal of the Royal College of Science and Technology.