Brian Pippard
Sir Alfred Brian Pippard, FRS (7 September 1920 – 21 September 2008), was a British physicist. He was Cavendish Professor of Physics from 1971 until 1982 and an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, of which he was the first President.
Brian Pippard | |
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Brian Pippard | |
| Born | 7 September 1920 Earl's Court, London, England |
| Died | 21 September 2008 (aged 88) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal (1960) Holweck Medal (1961) Heineman Prize (1969) Onsager Medal (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Notable students | Brian David Josephson John Shepherd John Clarke |
| 1st President of Clare Hall, Cambridge | |
| In office 1966–1973 | |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Honeycombe |
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