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
- Guardian WWW site, viewed Jan. 8, 2021(Sir Arnold Wolfendale, 14th astronomer royal; Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale, physicist, born 25 June 1927, Rugby; died 22 December 2020; did much to advance understanding of cosmic rays. For this purpose he assembled a strong team at Durham University, making it one of Britain's leading centres for research in this field. In 1956 he joined the physics department as a lecturer, and during his time as professor (1965-92) established a highly regarded astronomy division. Arnold remained emeritus professor at Durham)
- Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015(senior lecturer in physics, Univ. of Durham)
- 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)