Antony Hewish
Scientist
1924-05-11 – 2021-09-13
British radio astronomer who shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics for work leading to the discovery of pulsars. He spent most of his scientific career at the University of Cambridge. His research helped establish key methods in radio astronomy.
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Quotes by Antony Hewish
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Jocelyn Bell joined the project as a graduate student in 1965, helping as a member of the construction team and then analysing the paper charts of the sky survey.
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I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.
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Teaching physics at the University, and more general lecturing to wider audiences has been a major concern.
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