Erection date: 1/6/2006
English Heritage
Dennis gabor, 1900-1979, physicist and inventor of holography, lived here.
Plaque unveiled by Sir Eric Ash, former rector of Imperial College and Gabor's first doctoral student.
SW7, Queen's Gate, 79
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Dennis Gabor
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Dennis Gabor
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