User:Michael P. Barnett/Gunn research

Research --- solid state physics and electronics
Gunn's first full time job was with the computer manufacturer Elliott Brothers in London, whose research interests included the physical basis of circuit devices. In 1953 he moved ... while an undergraduate.

Gunn left England ... He retired in 1990.

In 1962, ...

Overall, Gunn's papers on solid state physics and electronics relate to microwave oscillations, lattice wave amplification, the Hall effect, quantum electronics, and applications of microwave oscillations to astrophysics.

Research --- other fields

 * Computer programming: For work on virus programs in APL, see computer viruses,.


 * Automobile technology: Gunn joined forces with John Cocke, who made major contributions to computer architecture, and R. A. Toupin in a study, that used computer simulation of regenerative braking, a high pressure hydraulic system to store energy, and several other topics that are now quite common practice.


 * Multi-valued logic: The philosopher Patrick Grim states "J. B. Gunn has done significant work in solving various self-referential sentences in this sense. See for example his 'Notes on an Algebraic Logic of Self-Reference', unpublished. I am obliged to Gunn for extensive and very helpful correspondence. PG"