Samuel Curran
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This article is about the Scottish physicist. For the English cricketer, see Sam Curran.
Sir Samuel Crowe Curran (23 May 1912 – 15 February 1998),[1] FRS,[2] FRSE was a Scottish physicist and academic who was the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde – the first of the new technical universities in Britain. He is the inventor of the scintillation counter,[3][4] the proportional counter,[3] and the proximity fuze.[5]
To date, Curran remains the longest serving principal and vice chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, holding the post for 16 years, not counting his previous five years as principal of the Royal College of Science and Technology.[citation needed]