Alan Lindsay Mackay
Alan Lindsay Mackay | |
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| Born | 6 September 1926 Wolverhampton, England |
| Died | 24 February 2025 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | Oundle School University of Cambridge Birkbeck College, University of London |
| Known for | Quasicrystals, Mackay icosahedra, periodic minimal surfaces, generalised crystallography |
| Awards | Buckley Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | Birkbeck College |
| Doctoral advisor | John Desmond Bernal |
Alan Lindsay Mackay FRS (6 September 1926 – 24 February 2025) was a British crystallographer.