Antony Hewish

Antony Hewish
FRS FInstP
Born(1924-05-11)11 May 1924
Fowey, Cornwall, England
Died13 September 2021(2021-09-13) (aged 97)
NationalityBritish
EducationKing's College, Taunton
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Known forPulsars
Spouse
Marjorie Richards
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(m. 1950)​
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsRadio astronomy
Institutions
ThesisThe fluctuations of galactic radio waves (1952)
Doctoral studentsJocelyn Bell Burnell

Antony Hewish FRS FInstP (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer. He 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. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1993.

Hewish died on 13 September 2021, aged 97.

References

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  7. ↑ Obituaries, Telegraph (2021-09-16). "Professor Antony Hewish, astronomer who jointly won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of pulsars – obituary". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  8. ↑ Wade, Nicholas (17 September 2021). "Antony Hewish, Astronomer Honored for the Discovery of Pulsars, Dies at 97". The New York Times.