Antony Hewish
Antony Hewish FRS FInstP (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.
Antony Hewish | |
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| Born | 11 May 1924 Fowey, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 13 September 2021 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | King's College, Taunton |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | Pulsars |
| Spouse |
Marjorie Richards (m. 1950) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radio astronomy |
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| Thesis | The fluctuations of galactic radio waves (1952) |
| Doctoral students | Jocelyn Bell Burnell |
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