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Antony Hewish

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English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

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Antony Hewish was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.

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Born
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Place of birth
Fowey wd
Died
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Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, university teacher, Nobel Prize winner wd
Education
Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, King's College wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1974)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Albert A. Michelson Medal (1973)
  • Holweck Prize (1974)
  • Hughes Medal (1977)
  • Eddington Medal (1969)
  • Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1971)

Questions

When was Antony Hewish born?
Antony Hewish was born on 11 May 1924 in Fowey.
Where did Antony Hewish study?
Antony Hewish was educated at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, King's College.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Antony Hewish · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q189990 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: 26. Tagung 1976 Physiker; Gruppen beim Bayrischen Frühstück Antony Hewish - W134Nr.106841b - Willy Pragher.jpg by Willy Pragher (CC BY 3.0 de)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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