Wolfendale, A. W.
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Name (Latin)
Wolfendale, A. W.
Other forms of name
Wolfendale, Arnold W. (Arnold Whittaker)
Wolfendale, Arnold Whittaker
Date of birth
1927-06-25
Date of death
2020-12-22
Field of activity
Astronomy
Physics
Occupation
Astronomers
Physicists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
senior lecturer in physics, Univ. of Durham
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- His Cosmic rays, 1963.
- Origin of cosmic rays, c1981:t.p. (Arnold W. Wolfendale)
- Oxford International Symposium(1981 : Christ Church, Oxford). Progress in cosmology, c1982: CIP t.p. (A.W. Wolfendale) CIP data sheet (b. 6/25/27)
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Wikipedia description:
Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale (25 June 1927 – 21 December 2020) was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999–2001). He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1983.
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