David J. C. MacKay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David J. C. MacKay

Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1967

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Apr-2016

Profession: computer scientist, professor, physicist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir David John Cameron MacKay (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016) was a British physicist, mathematician, and academic.
He was the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and from 2009 to 2014 was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
MacKay authored the book Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air.