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Antony Hewish — Age & Birthday

Born: 11 May 1924 · Died: 13 September 2021 · Age at death: 97

How old was Antony Hewish when he died?

Antony Hewish died aged 97. He was born on 11 May 1924 and died on 13 September 2021.

Astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for discovering pulsars

Did you know?While he received the Nobel Prize, many argued his student Jocelyn Bell Burnell should have shared it for her role in the discovery.

Antony Hewish (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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Age at death: 97
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Years since death: 5

Born: May 11, 1924 · Fowey, United Kingdom
Died: September 13, 2021
Nationality: British
Known for: Science

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