J. A. Ratcliffe

John Ashworth Ratcliffe CB CBE FRS (known to intimates as "Jar"; 12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987) was an influential British radio physicist. (Several sources misspell his name as Radcliffe.)

This article is about the British radio physicist. For the American actor, see Jack Radcliffe.

John Ashworth Ratcliffe
John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Born(1902-12-12)12 December 1902
Bacup, England
Died25 October 1987(1987-10-25) (aged 84)
Cambridge, England
Alma materSidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Known forIonospheric physics
SpouseNora Disley
Children2
AwardsSee list
Scientific career
FieldsRadio physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
TRE in Dundee
Radio Research Station
Academic advisorsEdward Appleton
Doctoral studentsBasil Briggs
Maurice Wilkes
Joseph Lade Pawsey
Ronald N. Bracewell
Henry G. Booker
Other notable studentsMartin Ryle
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