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Brian Pippard

British physicist (1920-2008) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88

Sir Alfred Brian Pippard was a British physicist. He was Cavendish Professor of Physics from 1971 to 1982, and an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, of which he was the first president.

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A life in dates

2008Died21 September 20081970Guthrie Medal and PrizeAward1969Dannie Heineman PrizeAward1961Holweck PrizeAward1959Hughes MedalAward1920Born7 September 1920

Awards

Guthrie Medal and Prize1970
Dannie Heineman Prize1969
Holweck Prize1961
Hughes Medal1959
Fellow of the Royal Society
Onsager Medal
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2008 · aged 88