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Antony Hewish

British radio astronomer

Died when: 97 years 125 days (1168 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Antony Hewish

Antony Hewish FRS FInstP (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronomer Martin Ryle) for his role in the discovery of pulsars.

He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.


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