Gareth Roberts (physicist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gareth Roberts (physicist)

British physicist

Date of Birth: 16-May-1940

Place of Birth: Penmaenmawr, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Feb-2007

Profession: physicist

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir Gareth Gwyn Roberts (16 May 1940 – 6 February 2007) was a Welsh physicist specialising in semiconductors and molecular electronics, who was influential in British science policy through his chairmanship of several academic bodies and his two reports on the future supply of scientists and how university research should be assessed.
He was knighted in 1997 for his services to higher education.