Cyril Isenberg MBE is an English

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at the

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, where he is an Honorary Lecturer. Isenberg is known for pioneering the

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possibilities of

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s; in 2012, his 1976 article on the subject was one of a set of "classic articles" selected by ''

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'' to celebrate their centennial. He has also frequently given physics lectures to schoolchildren and appeared in television shows, and is the organizer of the British Physics Olympiad. He is the author of books ''The Science of Soap Films and Soap Bubbles'' (Dover, 1978) and ''Physics Experiments and Projects for Students'' (with S. Chomet, Taylor & Francis, 1989 & 1996). In 1994, Isenberg won the Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize of the

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for his contributions to physics education.. In 2008, he became a Member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Isenberg, Cyril Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English physicists Academics of the University of Kent Members of the Order of the British Empire Physics education in the United Kingdom