Royal Society 2009 Clifford Paterson Lecture awarded to Professor David Mackay, FRS

The Royal Society on 13th July 2009 has announced the recipients of its 2009 Awards, Medals, Royal Medals and Lectures. The scientists receive the awards in recognition of their achievements in a wide variety of fields of research - the uniting factor is the excellence of their work and the profound implications their findings have had for others working in their relevant fields and wider society. We are delighted that Professor David Mackay, FRS has been awarded the Clifford Paterson Lecture prize. Professor MacKay used his expertise in information theory to design a widely-used interface called "dasher" that allows disabled people to write efficiently using a single finger or head-mounted pointer. He is author of the critically acclaimed book, "Sustainable Energy without the hot air", which sets out the various low-carbon energy options open to us.