Sir John Currie Gunn

Sir John Currie Gunn was born on the 13th of September, 1916, in Glasgow. He began his education at the Glasgow Academy before going on to study Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, graduating with an M.A in 1937. He was also awarded the Logan Prize in the same year for distinction in the examinations for the degree of M.A.

After graduating from Glasgow Gunn went on to study at St. John’s College, Cambridge, where he conducted research in theoretical physics. His research subsequently led him to the development of counter and firing systems for mines, which was used during World War II. When he graduated from St. John’s, Gunn was awarded the Mayhew Prize for the greatest merit in applied mathematics.

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