Arnold Wolfendale

British physicist (1927-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93

Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale 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).

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2020Died21 December 20202011Homi Bhabha AwardAward2002Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1995Honorary DoctorateAward1989Honorary Doctor of the University of ŁódźAward1927Born25 June 1927