John Heaver Fremlin (4 March 1913 – 9 March 1995) was an English
nuclear physicist.
Life and work
Fremlin was secretary of the
Cambridge Scientists Anti-War Group. Responding to concerns about the use of poison gas bombs, he hosted experiments by the group in his room in
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to determine the rate at which a gas might leak into a sealed room. However
Jack Haldane queried the rigour of his scientific methodology.
His papers are archived at the
University of Birmingham
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was his sister.
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External links
List of publications
1913 births
1995 deaths
English nuclear physicists
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