Antony Hewish Scientist

Antony Hewish FRS (born 11 May 1924 in Fowey, Cornwall) is a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his work on the development of radio aperture synthesis and its role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 11, 1924
Birth nameAntony Hewish
Birth place
Cornwall , Fowey
Education
Gonville and Caius College Cambridge
King's College Taunton
Cavendish Laboratory
Known for
Pulsar

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