Antony Hewish(1924)

Physics

Antony Hewish is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1974) from United Kingdom. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at University of Cambridge and Gonville and Caius College. They have been affiliated with Cavendish Laboratory.

United Kingdom
1
Major Awards
112
Publications
4,435
Citations
30
h-index
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i10-index
39.6
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physics

for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars

University of Cambridge
1974

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Education

University of Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College
King's College

Doctoral Advisors

Jocelyn Bell BurnellPeter Duffett-Smith

Career Timeline

Cavendish Laboratory?–present
Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory?–present
Yale University?–present

Academy Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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