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John Pendry

Sir John Brian Pendry, FRS HonFInstP (born 4 July 1943) is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into metamaterials and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak". He is a professor of theoretical solid state physics at Imperial College London where he was head of the department of physics (1998–2001) and principal of the…

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Known for
Metamaterials · Metamaterial cloaking · Cloak of invisibility · Superlens · Transformation optics
Alma mater
Downing College, Cambridge
Awards
Copley Medal (2025) · Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2024) · Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2014) · Isaac Newton Medal (2013) · Royal Medal (2006)
Born
(1943-07-04) 4 July 1943 (age 83)
Doctoral advisor
Volker Heine
Fields
Physics

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related to Career · 24
John Pendry → Bell Labs, Birthday Honours, Cambridge, Condensed Matter, Dean, Downing College, Faculty, Fellow, He, Imperial College, In, Journal, London, Manchester, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Physics, Physics Department, Preferring, Principal
Awards · 9
John Pendry → Copley Medal (2025), Fellow of the Royal Society (1984), IOP Dirac Prize (1996), Isaac Newton Medal (2013), Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2014), Knight Bachelor (2004), Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2024), Royal Medal (2006), Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2005)
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John Pendry → Cloak of invisibility, Metamaterial cloaking, Metamaterials, Spoof surface plasmon, Superlens, Transformation optics
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John Pendry → Bell Labs, Daresbury Laboratory, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge
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John Pendry → (1943-07-04) 4 July 1943 (age 83)
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John Pendry → Volker Heine
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John Pendry → The application of pseudopotentials to low energy electron diffraction (1970)

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John PendryAwardsKyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2024)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsKavli Prize in Nanoscience (2014)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsIsaac Newton Medal (2013)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsRoyal Medal (2006)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsRoyal Society Bakerian Medal (2005)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsKnight Bachelor (2004)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsIOP Dirac Prize (1996)1.00infobox
John PendryAwardsFellow of the Royal Society (1984)1.00infobox
John PendryBorn(1943-07-04) 4 July 1943 (age 83)1.00infobox
John PendryDoctoral advisorVolker Heine1.00infobox
John PendryFieldsPhysics1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forMetamaterials1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forMetamaterial cloaking1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forCloak of invisibility1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forSuperlens1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forTransformation optics1.00infobox
John PendryKnown forSpoof surface plasmon1.00infobox
John PendryThesisThe application of pseudopotentials to low energy electron diffraction (1970)1.00infobox
John PendryWebsitewww3.imperial.ac.uk/people/j.pendry www.cmth.ph.ic.ac.uk/photonics/Newphotonics1.00infobox
John PendryWorkplacesImperial College London1.00infobox
John PendryWorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge1.00infobox
John PendryWorkplacesBell Labs1.00infobox
John PendryWorkplacesDaresbury Laboratory1.00infobox

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