Abstract Karl George Emeléus (1901–1989) was educated at Cambridge and after a short period at King’s College, London, he spent the remainder of his career as lecturer (1929–33) and then professor (1933–66) of physics at Queen’s University, Belfast. At Queen’s, he set the direction of experimental research in gas discharge and plasmas for a generation and oversaw the growth of the department. He also acted as a spokesman for physics in Northern Ireland and was involved in public responses to concerns about the use of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy in the late 1940s and 50s. This paper summarises Emeléus’s life and work and sets it in the context of physics at Queen’s University in the mid-twentieth century.

Mark McCartney

Physics in Perspective

透视物理学旨在通过历史和哲学研究来弥合物理学家和非物理学家之间的鸿沟，这些研究通常展示在学术上长时间发生的观察、实验和理论的不可预测以及跨学科的相互作用，政府和工业环境以及天体物理学、化学物理学和地球物理学等相关学科。该杂志还出版了物理学家对他们做出的重大贡献的第一人称叙述、传记文章、书评和世界各地城市历史遗迹的导游之旅。它努力使所有文章都能为广大读者——科学家、教师、学生和广大公众——所理解。书目数据物理。透视。每年 1 卷，每卷约 4 期。每卷 500 页 格式：15.5 X 23.5 厘米 ISSN 1422-6944（印刷版） ISSN 1422-6960（电子版）

Physics in Perspective aims to bridge the gap between physicists and non-physicists through historical and philosophical studies. These studies often illustrate the unpredictability of observations, experiments, and theories that have occurred over long periods in academia, as well as interdisciplinary interactions, including those in governmental and industrial contexts, and related fields such as astrophysics, chemical physics, and geophysics. The journal also publishes first-person narratives by physicists about their significant contributions, biographical articles, book reviews, and guided tours of historical sites in cities around the world. It strives to make all articles accessible to a broad audience, including scientists, educators, students, and the general public. Bibliographic data: Physics in Perspective. Published annually with 1 volume, approximately 4 issues per volume, and about 500 pages per volume, in a format of 15.5 x 23.5 cm. ISSN 1422-6944 (print), ISSN 1422-6960 (online).

《Physics in Perspective》旨在通过历史和哲学的研究，弥合物理学家与非物理学家之间的鸿沟。这些研究通常展示了在学术界长期发生的观察、实验和理论的不可预测性，以及跨学科的相互作用，包括政府和工业环境，以及天体物理学、化学物理学和地球物理学等相关学科。该杂志还出版物理学家对其重大贡献的第一人称叙述、传记文章、书评，以及世界各地城市历史遗迹的导游文章。它努力使所有文章都能被广大读者——科学家、教师、学生和公众——所理解。书目数据：物理。透视。每年出版1卷，每卷约4期，每卷约500页，格式为15.5 x 23.5厘米。ISSN 1422-6944（印刷版），ISSN 1422-6960（电子版）。

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Karl George Emeléus and Physics in Belfast 1927–66

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