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Patrick McKeown obituary
- Pat McKeown died at 95, leaving a legacy as Cranfield’s CUPE founder who set new standards in ultra-precision engineering.
- CUPE’s budget and expertise unlocked billionth-of-a-metre accuracy for diverse devices including MRI scanners and mobile chips.
- McKeown’s CUPE helped win contracts with IBM, Kodak, and 3M, fueling CUPE’s expansion.
- After retiring, he founded Euspen in 1999 and led it as a promoter of precision engineering and nanotechnology.
- McKeown was awarded an OBE in 1991 and received multiple lifetime achievement awards from engineering societies worldwide.
- McKeown’s humanist beliefs shaped his public life as a patron of Humanists UK and advocate for secular ethics.
- The JWST’s precision mirrors, a highlight of his work, unfold into a seamless telescope mirror on orbit.
- The Guardian notes McKeown’s role in aligning engineering practices with time-keeping and navigation traditions.
- His work connected academic research with industrial and consumer technologies across sectors.
- McKeown’s legacy includes training a generation of engineers who advanced ultra-precision tools worldwide.
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