“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”
Antony Hewish was a British radio astronomer. He shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering research in radio astrophysics, including his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars. He was affiliated with the University of Cambridge.
- Field
- Space Science · Astrophysics
- Lifespan
- 1924–2021